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Firefighters Battle Blaze At Forsman Farms

(Various/Howard Lake, MN) Fire crews from several agencies battled a fire at a chicken egg production facility near Howard Lake Monday morning.

The call came in at Forsman Farms shortly before 6am.

A spokesperson from Forsman Farms, John Austin, told KARE 11 no injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

Cokato Fire Chief Jim Martinson said about 100,000 hens died, and added that they do not believe the fire was suspicious.

The same farm was the site of a massive fire in May of 2022, which killed an estimated 200,000 chickens.