Tens of thousands of Chickens killed in Minnesota fire

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Wright County, MN) -- Cleanup is underway at a Wright County farm after a fire in the poultry building.

The blaze broke out Saturday night at Forsman Farms in Howard Lake off Highway 12. Fire officials say an estimated 200-thousand chickens were inside, but the exact number of birds that died is unclear.

Estimates say at least tens of thousands of chickens were killed. No one was injured.

The state fire marshal is working to determine the cause of the fire.