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Thousands of cattle killed in explosion and fire at Texas dairy farm

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An explosion and fire at a dairy farm this week near Dimmitt, Texas, killed thousands of cattle and injured one person, according to Castro County authorities.

About 19,000 cattle had been at the South Fork Dairy when Monday’s explosion happened, Castro County Sheriff Salvador Rivera told CNN in an email.

“The number of cattle killed in the explosion and fire are still estimated,” he said.

The Castro County Sheriff’s Office responded to an explosion and fire at South Fork Dairy, which is about 11 miles southeast of Dimmitt, the office said in a Facebook post Tuesday.

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