19,000 chickens killed in Cherokee County fire

Some 19,000 chickens were killed Monday morning in a Cherokee County fire.

Firefighters were called to the 800 block of Sam Nelson Road in Canton around 9:45 a.m. and arrived to find heavy flames and smoke coming from a chicken house, according to Tim Cavender, spokesman for the county’s fire department.

The 400-foot-long structure was a complete loss, and the majority of the chickens perished, Cavender said. No humans were injured.

The blaze was under control shortly after 10 a.m. and Sam Nelson Road was temporarily blocked in the area.

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire.

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