3,000 chickens were killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Johnston on Wednesday according to a statement from the farm’s owners.
Thank you to everyone who reached out to me this morning about the fire that broke out on our farm.
No one was injured although we did lose a roughly 3,000 chickens. We appreciate your kind words. pic.twitter.com/aOMlYvbpsY
— Anita Baffoni (@AnitaBaffoni) April 21, 2021
Crews were called to Baffoni’s Poultry Farm on Greenville Avenue around 5 a.m.
“These firemen, they’re doing a good job,” Paul Baffoni told WPRI 12. “They got it under control, stopping it from spreading to the other half of the building. They’re doing a remarkable job.”
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