FIRE - Another egg farm loses 100,000 hens in Connecticut. In the news, no possible cause of the fire is given.

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[–]hfxB0oyA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I would love to see a comparison of food plant fires from before 2020 compared to afterwards. Is there a marked increase? Or are we seeing patterns that are easily explainable? Another question could be - has there been some new piece of equipment or something that has come into to use recently which is a common element in these fires? I.e. May a number of these facilities be using new but fundamentally faulty equipment?

[–]Alienhunter 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Chickens are flammable. Lots of chickens crammed in a small place are even more flammable.

Since it's winter, something probably ignited near a heater. Might have been a chicken.