Saturday, June 25, 2016

A fire at a dairy farm in Westport, Mass. killed several cows and triggered a hazmat situation due to stockpiled fertilizer

 



Fire at dairy farm triggers hazmat situation in Westport
Several cows died in the fire
UPDATED 9:01 AM EDT Jun 25, 2016
 


WESTPORT, Mass. —A fire at a dairy farm in Westport triggered a hazmat situation Friday night.


Fire officials said the fire broke out just before 10:30 p.m. at the Ferry Dairy Farm on Gifford Road.


The fire started in a small barn and within minutes spread to two larger barns, with mounds of fertilizer in the fire’s path.


The fire was knocked down several hours later.


No one was injured, but several cows were killed in the fire.