Jan 28, 2025 · A smoldering pile of chicken manure west of Clayton is causing complaints not only about odors but about people having difficulty breathing. The Clayton Fire Company …

Mar 26, 2013 · One of my manure piles is hot and either steaming or smoking. It's shavings, hay waste, goat and donkey poop, snow and ice. It's kinda close to the barn and I'm scared. It's …

There are rare occurrences (usually in dryer climates or areas experiencing a drought) where a rain or snowstorm can make a manure pile go from steaming to smoldering to smoking to ignition.

Nov 16, 2020 · To reduce the risk of fire from spontaneous combustion, poultry experts are warning farmers that piles 6½- to 7-feet high are high enough. One pile caught fire in western …

Jan 15, 2017 · To reduce the risk of fire from spontaneous combustion, poultry experts are warning farmers that piles 61/2- to 7-feet high are high enough. One pile caught fire in western …

Jan 28, 2005 · Byproducts from a massive operation in near Lincoln, Neb., resulted in a dung pile measuring 100 feet long, 30 feet high and 50 feet wide that began burning about two months …

Oct 21, 2015 · The fire at a chicken farm in Savageville may have been extinguished, but the manure is still smoldering, causing health concerns for nearby residents. It has been …

Mar 28, 2017 · My daughter turned my manure pile on Saturday. It's about 5 feet high and 8 feet in diameter. It's close to the barn. Every so often we move this pile to the "big" manure pile in …

Jan 28, 2025 · A smoldering pile of chicken manure west of Clayton is causing complaints not only about odors but about people having difficulty breathing. The Clayton Fire Company …

Oct 30, 2023 · Fire Chief Charles Duckworth said it was a large pile of chicken manure that was smoldering and smoking. The incident occurred late Monday morning on County Road 1031 in …