VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — 30 laying hens and several chicks died in a fire that destroyed a chicken coop in Geneva Township on Sunday, authorities say.
South Haven Area Emergency Services responded to County Road 380 near 59th Street at 1:20 p.m. to find the coop fully engulfed in flames.
The owner said he tried to free the birds from the burning coop with no success.
According to South Haven Area Emergency Services, the heat lamps used to warm the coop are believed to be the cause of the fire.
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