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Perdue Fire On Eastern Shore Kills 8,000 Chickens

POCOMOKE, Md. (WJZ) -- Thousands of chickens are killed in a massive fire on the Eastern Shore.

The chickens were being kept at the Perdue Farms research facility in Pocomoke.

Two buildings went up in flames, killing about 8,000 of the birds.

No people were injured.

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