2023 Texas dairy farm explosion

2023 Texas dairy farm explosion
The explosion as pictured by Castro County Emergency Management
DateApril 10, 2023
TimeBefore 7:30 pm (CST)
LocationCastro County, Texas, US
DeathsApprox. 18,000 cattle
Non-fatal injuries1 person

An explosion occurred on April 10, 2023, at the South Fork Dairy Farm about ten miles (16 km) south of Dimmitt, Texas, United States. The explosion and subsequent fire killed approximately 18,000 cows and injured one person. It was one of the deadliest fires involving animals, and the deadliest fire involving cattle in at least a decade. It wiped out 3% of dairy cattle in Texas.


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