A powerful barn fire. Inside, even 130 thousand birds.

Forty-five fire brigades from three counties battled a massive fire in a chicken coop. According to preliminary findings, there could have been around 130 thousand chickens inside. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. The fire broke out last Thursday (October 23) in the town of Fałkowice (Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship). Emergency services received a report of a fire in a farm building where poultry was kept. The information from the caller suggested that there could have been up to 130 thousand chickens inside. "Numerous fire brigades were immediately dispatched to the scene. A total of 45 brigades fought the fire - 38 from the Namysłów County and units from the Kłuczbork County and the City Command of the State Fire Brigade in Opole. The operations were complicated due to the large area of the building and the high temperature. Firefighters conducted the extinguishing operation for many hours, followed by extinguishing and dismantling the burned ...