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2023-04-12 -Lurid Crime Tales-
Explosion at Texas dairy farm, 18,000 cows dead
[WisFarmer] Chicken farms blowing, Chicken plants' shutdown due to EPA/CDC issues, Fish processing plants burning down, herds of cattle poisoned or mysteriously killed in the fields and left to rot.

Now 18,000 dairy cows in 1 building die.The odds of all these happening "accidentally" happening in such a short timeframe, infinitesimal.

Are we looking at a some new Radical Anti-____ type group, or an organized supply cover?

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Posted by NN2N1 2023-04-12 06:51|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1799 views ]  Top

1 ...I'm not so sure.

Keep in mind that agriculture (crop, herd, and flock) has been steadily necking down for decades as family farms go away and are replaced by a smaller number of commercial operations. As that number continues to narrow down, individual failures/accidents/incidents will have a greater impact.

Can't completely rule out Evil Intent(TM), but Hanlon's Razor might get a vote too.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2023-04-12 10:45||   2023-04-12 10:45|| Front Page Top

2 "...fire from the explosion spread to the building, a large cross-ventilated barn where they herd cattle into a holding pen before bringing them into the milking area."

"The South Fork Dairy is owned by the Frank Brand family and has been in operation for less than a year and employs around 60 people."

New facility, new workers and it sounds like the powerful ventilation system spread the fire. Tragic but sounds like one of those 'SS Titanic is unsinkable!™' events that happen from time to time.
Posted by magpie 2023-04-12 10:58||   2023-04-12 10:58|| Front Page Top

3 Large Explosion and Fire Breaks Out at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas Monday Night
Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-12 11:05||   2023-04-12 11:05|| Front Page Top

4 Gross.

High particulate environment. If the ventilation didn't shut down then yeah, like a grain elevator event.

In operation for a year. This would be a Covid era project. Before I get rotten lettuce thrown at me, check out the failure rate of appliances the last couple years. Its also likely the designers thought of everything for the cow's comfort, and forgot the cow's safety.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-12 11:10||   2023-04-12 11:10|| Front Page Top

5 Shredded beef anyone?
Posted by DarthVader 2023-04-12 11:20||   2023-04-12 11:20|| Front Page Top

6 Crème brûlée.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-04-12 12:56||   2023-04-12 12:56|| Front Page Top

7 
Posted by ACA JOE  2023-04-12 13:53||   2023-04-12 13:53|| Front Page Top

8 Pretty big "Barn" but 18,000! I don't see how.
Posted by Omiting Theting7288 2023-04-12 14:45||   2023-04-12 14:45|| Front Page Top

9 Picture 7 for scale.

Obviously a building that size, with this population, in Texas must have a tremendous ventilation system to protect against the heat and have good air to breathe; still trying to wrap my head around what looks like, by the plume, a rather rapid combustion event.

Many could have succumbed to smoke. The quiet part, dear reader, is perhaps many of the deaths started as mortally wounded and needed to be eased, if you will.
Posted by swksvolFF 2023-04-12 15:20||   2023-04-12 15:20|| Front Page Top

10 Check Google Earth for South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt TX. It's a big building.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-12 16:57||   2023-04-12 16:57|| Front Page Top

11 Thanks Skidmark for the sat pointer.

Using the vehicles next to the buildingas a scale ref. Hell that building must close to a 1/2 mile wide, and close to 1 mile long. They must use cow patty gas to power the HVAC.
Posted by NN2N1 2023-04-12 19:22||   2023-04-12 19:22|| Front Page Top

12 Extensive amount of cow methane build up.
Posted by Slats Snore5077 2023-04-12 19:54||   2023-04-12 19:54|| Front Page Top

13 Working FBI Theory - traditional Catholics did this to force Americans to resume eating fish on Friday.
Posted by Super Hose 2023-04-12 20:12||   2023-04-12 20:12|| Front Page Top

14 Working FBI Theory

One mourns for those who knew the FBI when it was what it ought to be.
Posted by trailing wife 2023-04-12 21:55||   2023-04-12 21:55|| Front Page Top

15 And speaking of wacky theories (missed AJ again, dammit)...

Die Kühe he knew had been pettable
And even at times somewhat edible,
But even if not,
He should surely have thought
Such events would be quite unforgettable.

I mean, steel buildings burning? And on such a scale, out in the middle of nowhere? Utterly incredible!
Posted by Spereting Cleregum7438 2023-04-12 23:34||   2023-04-12 23:34|| Front Page Top

16 Udderly incredible.
Posted by Skidmark 2023-04-12 23:40||   2023-04-12 23:40|| Front Page Top

17 Mooooo!
Posted by Spereting Cleregum7438 2023-04-12 23:59||   2023-04-12 23:59|| Front Page Top

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