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Firefighters battle blaze from 22-ton pile of chicken poop

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Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Britain said crews from three towns spent three hours extinguishing the flames from a blaze that started with a 22-ton pile of chicken manure.

The Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service said crews from Leiston, Eye and Stowmarket responded to the property near Mendlesham when the foul-smelling fowl droppings erupted in flames.

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Officials said it took about three hours to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported.

Experts said the chemicals in poultry manure can cause spontaneous combustion when a pile becomes too large to allow heat to escape.

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