TONOPAH, AZ — A farm building was destroyed in a fire at Hickman Family Farms outside of Tonopah on Saturday morning.
Arizona Fire & Medical Authority officials say they were called to the fire in a barn just after 5:15 a.m.
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Arizona Fire & Medical Authority
Firefighters quickly upgraded the fire to first-alarm to bring in more resources to fight the blaze.
No people have been hurt in the fire, but authorities say there were chickens in the barn. Firefighters say chickens did die in the fire, but an exact number of them was not immediately available.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.