A massive fire near Bremen resulted in fire departments from at least four counties responding.
Sunday morning at approximately 1:20, the Greenville Fire Department requested assistance from fire departments in Ohio, Hopkins, McLean, and Muhlenberg counties in battling a “commercial structure fire” at Cal-Maine Foods in the 1800 block of Hwy 2584 near Bremen.
Cal-Maine Foods is an egg production and distribution facility.
Upon arriving at the scene, fire crews “located a large industrial facility with heavy fire showing. Crews also noted possible extension to immediate exposures surrounding this facility,” according to the Greenville Fire Department.
Firefighters battled the two-story fire until early Sunday afternoon.
Approximately 100,000 chickens were killed in the blaze.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
(Photo: Huge blaze at Cal-Maine Foods in Bremen, courtesy of the Greenville Fire Dept.)
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
