Thousands of turkeys died in a barn fire in central Minnesota

A fire destroyed a barn in central Minnesota, killing thousands of turkeys inside, officials said Wednesday.

The fire hit the barn on a farm in Sauk Center Township in the 39300 block of McCormick Lake Road, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said.

The barn, which was 200 feet long and 64 feet wide, was a total loss, as were the roughly 7,000 turkeys inside when the fire broke out after dark last week, the sheriff’s office said.

Officials have not yet given a preliminary cause for the fire.