Fire at egg farm in Connecticut kills 100,000 chickens

An investigation into the blaze at an egg farm in Bozrah, Connecticut is currently going on.

Egg producer Hillandale Farms said in a Monday statement that the company continues to work closely with the local fire departments and state officials on the investigation into a recent fire.

The Hillandale Farms property in Bozrah was reported at around 1 p.m. Saturday and drew dozens of firefighters from the area. Officials said the blaze was extinguished Saturday night. The cause was not immediately clear.

John Way, a safety officer for the Bozrah Volunteer Fire Co., said the building that caught fire was large - about 300 to 400 feet long and two stories high - and housed an unknown number of chickens.

One chicken house was lost due to the blaze, according to Hillandale Farms. The other buildings, the company said, were not compromised in the incident.

The company s statement went on to say that they were deeply grateful that no employees were hurt in the fire. We're working with local and state authorities to determine the cause, although it remains under investigation. We appreciate the tremendous response from local fire departments for their swift action and continued support from across the industry. There are reports that 100,000 chickens have been killed by the fire. The Connecticut Department of Agriculture said the impact of the deaths of the chickens will have on the cost of eggs is projected to be minimal to none, according to the Associated Press.

The American people have had a spike in egg prices over the past year. The average price of a dozen large Grade A eggs in a city has gone from $1.79 to $4.25 between December 2021 and December 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Factors that have been pointed out as having an impact on egg prices include production-related costs going up and the bird flu.