MOORE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- An electrical fire is blamed for the deaths of 19,000 chickens in Moore County.
The fire happened just after 9:30 on Thanksgiving night at Watts Auman Farm.
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Once firefighters arrived, they found one of the chicken houses on fire.
The farm had about 40,000 chickens and works with Perdue Farms, a giant chicken processing company.
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Luckily, the other chicken house didn't catch on fire.
Perdue told ABC11 that the surviving chickens are being examined to make sure they weren't injured by smoke inhalation.