Multiple chicken barns were destroyed in a massive fire in the Township of Langley early Sunday morning.
The fire was reported at the property at 554 256th Street around 2 a.m.
Fire crews with the Township of Langley said the fire spread quickly to three barns on the property, engulfing more than 80,000 square feet of space.
Crews said two barns were completely burned but firefighters were able to stop a third barn from being destroyed. Thirty firefighters were on the scene to fight the blaze. An excavator was brought in to extinguish hot spots.
“It was a large fire by the time we got here and it continued to grow,” Cory Parker, deputy fire chief at the Township of Langley Fire Department, told Global News.
“Approximately 27,000 chickens, so it’s a big hit to the farmers, the growers and the chicken industry.”
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Royal Columbian Poultry is listed at that address. According to Canadian Poultry Magazine, the farm is owned and operated by the Cross family and has been in the hatching egg business for 30 years.
“In speaking with the owners this morning, it is a devastating loss for them,” Parker added. “Our thoughts go out to them, this is a devastating large loss.”
There is no word yet on what caused the fire.
Parker said the farm is far from the road, so it was a challenge to get the hoses to the buildings but they were able to knock the flames down by 6 a.m.
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