Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Bostana Dairy in eastern Montana. A large fire this week killed about 200 cows and caused at least $2.5 million in damage.
Firefighters were called to Bostana Dairy, the dairy’s milking parlor, mechanical room, sick bay and vet clinic area were destroyed. Three loafing sheds and some outbuildings were spared.
The fire apparently started in the mechanical room. A state fire marshal was investigating.
Four dairy employees who were inside the facility when the fire started got out safely, but two firefighters were injured, Vojacek said. One suffered second-degree burns to his nose, lips and cheeks after a piece of insulation fell on him, and the other experienced heat exhaustion. About 1,000 cows were rescued from the burning dairy.