A Lula chicken house went up in flames Tuesday night, destroying the structure and leaving an untold number of birds dead.
Shortly after 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26, units from Banks County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a report of a structure fire at 131 Emory Chambers Road. Crews arrived to find a chicken house fully involved and another burning, says Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the smaller fire that Nichols says was caused by flames spreading to it. They contained the original fire. The chicken house was in operation at the time and did have chickens in it, says Nichols. It was a total loss.
Nichols says there were around 20,000 chickens in the house that was destroyed. He says none survived.
Firefighters cleared the scene around 9:15 p.m. At this time, the cause of the fire is listed as accidental but remains under investigation.
