7,000 baby turkeys die in fire; Thanksgiving orders affected

LANCASTER, Mass. — Seven thousand baby turkeys have been killed in a Massachusetts barn fire, and the farm's owners say that means they won't be able to meet all of their Thanksgiving orders.

The fire happened Thursday at Bob's Turkey Farm in Lancaster. The family that owns the farm says it's one of the largest turkey-breeding operations in New England.

The baby turkeys ranged in age from 1 day to 3 weeks old.

No people were harmed during the fire. Authorities say the cause of the fire appeared to be accidental.

The family-run farm began in 1954.

Farmer Jennifer Miner says she believes the farm has a few thousand surviving turkeys and some eggs in incubators but they're unlikely to be enough to fill the farm's 8,000 Thanksgiving orders.

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