Crime & Safety
Chickens, Roosters Die in East Palo Alto Fire
Menlo Park Fire Fighters subdued a blaze that could be seen from Foster City.
Several chickens and roosters perished after trees behind their East Palo Alto chicken coop caught fire and spread this afternoon, a fire chief said today.
Flames could be seen as far north as Foster City, nearly 15 miles from the fire behind a home at 1757 Michigan Ave., according to Menlo Park Fire Protection District Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman.
"There was a pretty good header on the fire, probably caused by the trees burning," Schapelhouman said.
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It is not known the number of chickens that died in the fire, nor the cause of the blaze. Crews were called to the single-alarm fire at around 3:50 p.m. and the coop is believed to be a total loss, Schapelhouman said. "Crews did a great job stopping it quickly and addressing the trees and the coop," he said.
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