Seymour, Ind.—A chicken manure fire at United Granulated Services LLC earlier this month brought a strong response by the Seymour fire department, which was joined by company employees. The fire involved about 100 pounds of manure, and apparently started when embers were created during drying and traveled through the building’s duct work into an outside hopper. “So we just put a lot of water on it and handled it as best we could for the situation,” reported Fire Chief Brad Lucas. “Actually it wasn’t an easy fire to deal with, but they got it out quickly and out safely.” No one was injured, and damage estimates were $30,000, according to the local press.
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