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TONOPAH, AZ – Fire crews from several agencies were called in to fight a massive fire at Hickman’s Egg Farm in Tonopah on Saturday afternoon.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said MPs and fire crews responded to the South Farm fire.
Officials say firefighters were able to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading.
A spokesperson for Hickman’s Family Farms said 165,000 laying hens were tragically lost in the fire.
“We are devastated,” said Sharma Hickman, community outreach manager.
Hickman thanks the firefighters for their work and says without them, “It could have been a lot worse.”
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Hickman also says that as Easter approaches, every spawn is needed to keep up with demand.
Property losses have been reported due to the fire, but it is not known what impact the fire caused to the structure at this time.
Hickman Family Farms
In April 2019, a fire destroyed a building at the Hickman Family Farms in Tonopah which was under construction and about to receive its first batch of chickens. No injuries were reported in this incident.
The investigation seeks the causes of the fire.
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