A fire north of Lethbridge has claimed the lives of 19,000 baby chickens.
A barn near the town of Picture Butte caught fire just after 9 a.m. Saturday morning, said Picture Butte fire Chief Sam West.
The chicken farm had been loaded with animals just two days before it burned to the ground, he said.
“It was just the little ones, they were just starting to grow them.”
The cause of the fire, which took several hours to douse, is still under investigation.
The owners of the farm are at a loss to explain the blaze.
Colleen Vredegoor said she and her husband lost half their flock.
“We’re still not sure what happened,” she said. They called 911 after their barn alarm went off.
Another passerby on the nearby highway also called police when flames started to lick the roof and walls of the wooden structure.
“I think my husband and I are quite shaken with the whole experience, but you just keep pushing forward,” she said. “The barn is totally levelled, there was nothing left of it.”
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