Police said Sunday that 200,000 chickens perished in a fire at a farm in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture.
According to police, the fire broke out at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at the chicken farm and egg-packing facility. TV Asahi reported that three buildings were destroyed by the fire that took firefighters about five hours to extinguish.
About 250,000 chickens were kept in the 21,000-square-meter facility.
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nath
Prices gonna go up at Kentucky Fried Chicken for sure!
Resurfaced
200,000 chickens is a lot of chicken gone to waste but not enough to cause a chicken price panic. Poor chickens....
Disillusioned
Kentucky doesn't use Japanese chicken. It is from Brazil.
Vernie Jefferies
Wow, that's a lot of chicken. I can't imagine how bad it will be smelling in that area after the fire. The aroma of a chicken farm is already bad enough.
bicultural
In fact they do. They have their own chicken farms in Kyushu. I know this for a fact because a friend of mine works for Yum foods Japan, which is owned by Mitsubishi.
Ewan Huzarmy
Just the other week it was 139 pigs on a farm in ibaraki ...... are these two events connected ?
cleo
Just under a square foot per bird. Pretty crowded, but it sounds at least like they weren't stacked wing-to-wing in tiny crates up to the ceiling. Better than in Ibaraki.
Serrano
Poor chickens.
johnny7
Puts new meaning to the term..GETTING FIRED..
oberst
R.I.P. chickens, at least you guys didn't manage to be dismembered and eaten.
AiserX
:( I used to have chickens as pets at one point. Always fun to watch and play with. sad day. =(
mtwildman
@ AiserX...Amen! I have the same feeling...Thank's for your comment!
AiserX
@mtwildman
They are also some of the most curious of animals. :) When ever your doing something they will always walk by and watch until loss of interest. :) Often times walking around what ever activity you are engaged in looking from every angle. :)
waltery
Sad story, hope they went quick. Not sure if I want to eat flame grilled for a while.
Guza!
geeez! what a tragedy :( rip chickens
Cortes Elijah
It was the great chicken escape plan...but it failed.
wtfjapan
damn imagine the sight of 200,000 flapping fireballs, and the noise they must have made. RIP