Coverage dated April 10, 2023 to April 13, 2023

Explosion, fire kill nearly 18,000 cattle

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

DIMMITT, Texas -- An explosion earlier this week at a dairy farm in the Texas panhandle critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle, according to the Animal Welfare Institute, marking the deadliest barn fire the nonprofit has recorded.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

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  1. 1 critically injured, 18,000 cows killed in fire at Texas dairy farm

    Headline from KCEN Waco ·

  2. Newest

    Explosion, fire kill nearly 18,000 cattle

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

Reports & sources

46 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    Texas dairy farm explosion critically injures 1 person, unknown number of cattle killed: report (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The cause of an explosion at Southfork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas, on Monday remains unclear. At least one person reportedly suffered critical injuries in the incident.

  2. BNO News

    Explosion and massive fire at dairy factory in Texas (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A dairy factory in the Texas Panhandle has been rocked by an explosion, causing a massive fire which engulfed the building, according to local officials. Several people were injured. The incident happened at around 7:20 p.m.

  3. CBS News

    The worst farm fire in decades kills 18,000 cows in West Texas (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The deadliest blaze for cows since at least 2013 could cost the dairy farm tens of millions, by one estimate.

  4. ABC 11 Raleigh

    18K cattle killed in Texas dairy farm explosion, one of deadliest fires involving animals (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded in more than a decade.

  5. AL.com

    Texas dairy farm explosion kills nearly 20,000 cattle (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but machinery at the dairy farm might have ignited methane gas buildup.

  6. BizPac Review

    18,000 cows roasted alive in massive Texas dairy farm explosion (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    A massive explosion ripped through a Texas Panhandle dairy farm on Monday, catastrophically roasting 18,000 cattle alive and critically injuring one woman who was airlifted to UMC […]

  7. Legal Insurrection

    18,000 Cattle Die in Texas Dairy Farm Explosion (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Overheated electrical equipment is suspected as the cause of the blaze, which ignited the methane-rich cow waste.

  8. Washington Times

    Dairy farm explosion in Texas kills 18,000 cattle, hospitalizes worker (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A machine malfunction Monday evening at a dairy farm near Dimmitt, Texas, sparked a blast that left 18,000 cows dead and one worker critically injured.

  9. New York Post

    Fire at Texas dairy farm kills nearly 20K cattle (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Animal Welfare Institute estimated the incident is the deadliest barn fire in Texas and deadliest involving cattle since the organization started tracking the fires in 2013, KFDA reported.

  10. Breitbart News

    Texas Dairy Farm Explosion Kills 18,000 Cattle: Cause Still Undetermined (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    An estimated 18,000 cows were killed, and one person was critically injured, after an explosion ripped through a Texas dairy farm on Monday.

  11. MyNorthwest

    Dairy farm explosion injures 1 person, kills 18,000 cattle (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    DIMMITT, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle

  12. The Daily Caller

    Dairy Farm Explosion Kills Almost 18,000 Cattle, Critically Injures 1 Person (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    An explosion rocked a Texas dairy farm April 10, killing 18,000 cows and critically injuring one person, authorities say.

  13. Fox News

    Texas dairy farm explosion 'by far deadliest barn fire for cattle' after at least 18K killed, nonprofit say (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Officials in Dimmitt, Texas, are continuing to investigate the cause of an explosion and fire at Southfork Dairy Farm on Monday that killed at least 18,000 cattle.

  14. KAGS Bryan

    1 critically injured, 18,000 cows killed in fire at Texas dairy farm (opens KAGS Bryan)

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    KAGS Bryan's feed description

    An explosion at Southfork Dairy in Dimmitt, TX injured one employee and reportedly killed nearly 20,000 cows.

  15. CNN

    Thousands of cattle killed in explosion and fire at Texas dairy farm (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    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.

  16. Fortune

    An explosion at a dairy farm injured 1 person and killed 18,000 cattle in what authorities call the most deadly animal fire in a decade (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    “This would be the most deadly fire involving cattle in the past decade, since we started tracking that in 2013."

  17. PJ Media

    Brutal Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    The South Fork Dairy Farm — located near Dimmitt, Texas — lost 18,000 cows in what was determined by the Animal Welfare Institute to be the worst farm fire for cows since 2013, when authorities began...

  18. Washington Examiner

    Texas dairy explosion might have been largest mass death of cattle ever (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    An explosion at a Texas dairy farm killed roughly 18,000 cattle, in what is likely the largest mass death of cattle ever.

  19. Deutsche Welle

    Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 18,000 head of cattle died following an explosion and fire at a family dairy farm in Texas, in the deadliest barn fire recorded in the United States. One agricultural worker was critically injured.

  20. Latin Times

    18,000 Cows Killed In A Blast At Texas Dairy Farm (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Between 2018 and 2021, fires in the US claimed the lives of about three million agricultural animals.

  21. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Explosion, fire kill nearly 18,000 cattle (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    DIMMITT, Texas -- An explosion earlier this week at a dairy farm in the Texas panhandle critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle, according to the Animal Welfare Institute, marking the deadliest barn fire the nonprofit has recorded.

  22. Hot Air

    How does a dairy farm explode? (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    An estimated 18,000 milking cows were killed, and one person was left critically injured, after an explosion ripped through a Texas dairy farm on Monday. Authorities have yet to determine the cause of...

  23. Vox

    A fire killed 18,000 cows in Texas. It’s a horrifyingly normal disaster. (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Factory farming’s disaster problem, explained.

  24. Portland Press Herald

    Dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cattle in Texas (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    One person is critically injured in the blast at Southfork Dairy Farm near Dimmitt.

  25. France 24

    'Horrific' explosion and fire kill 18,000 cows at Texas dairy farm (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker, authorities said on Thursday.

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