Earlier this week, thousands of cows were killed in a dairy farm explosion in Texas Panhandle. The exact cause for the same has not been determined. While a female employee fortunately survived, the incident resulted in significant animal fatalities. State and dairy officials are now attempting to clean up the charred cow carcasses by burying them. Only a small number of the cows survived the blast.Netizens could not believe that such a drastic incident occurred. One internet user reacted to the same by saying:ΞLLΛRS@Ellars@CollinRugg Our infrastructure is being sabotaged, wake up.85334@CollinRugg Our infrastructure is being sabotaged, wake up.The dairy farm fire occurred in Castro County, which has several cattle ranches. Sheriff Sal Rivera claimed that the exact number of animals killed was unknown. However, initial reports suggested that 18,000 cows died during the explosion. In an interview with KFDA, he said:“Your count probably is close to that. There’s some that survived, there’s some that are probably injured to the point where they’ll have to be destroyed.”Collin Rugg@CollinRuggJUST IN: 18,000 cows are now dead due to an explosion in Dimmitt, Texas.Honest question: How does a dairy farm have an explosion so large that it kills 18,000 cows?197175772JUST IN: 18,000 cows are now dead due to an explosion in Dimmitt, Texas.Honest question: How does a dairy farm have an explosion so large that it kills 18,000 cows?https://t.co/cQ66IYH3laThe exact reason for the detonation has not yet been revealed. However, County Judge Many Gfeller believes a malfunction in a piece of farm equipment led to the fire.Reacting to the dairy farm incident, Roger Malone, the mayor of Dimmitt, said:“It’s mind-boggling. I don’t think it’s ever happened before around here. It’s a real tragedy. This is the deadliest fire involving cattle we know of. In the past, we have seen fires involving several hundred cows at a time, but nothing anything near this level of mortality.”Netizens react to the dairy farm explosionInternet users found the explosion peculiar, and many found it hard to believe that a problem with farm equipment could lead to this incident. Some netizens speculated that this incident was intentionally caused by a party. Additionally, several netizens compared the incident to the recent train derailments, including that of Nebraska and Ohio.People also demanded answers for the dairy farm incident. A few reactions to the same read:Tara Lynn Thompson@TaraLynnSays@rawsalerts How many fires and explosions and derailments have to happen that threaten our food and water supply before we admit something is very much up?65285@rawsalerts How many fires and explosions and derailments have to happen that threaten our food and water supply before we admit something is very much up?ItsMe@Leney_3@rawsalerts As animal lover , this is very sad. The amount of terror and panic those poor animals went thru .5619@rawsalerts As animal lover , this is very sad. The amount of terror and panic those poor animals went thru .😔carmingo@real_carmingo@rawsalerts How in the world does a whole dairy farm explode?! Something tells me there's probably more to this story. 🤔11@rawsalerts How in the world does a whole dairy farm explode?! Something tells me there's probably more to this story. 🤔OutKast Soap@V1nc3n74@rawsalerts It sure seems like we are being attacked2467@rawsalerts It sure seems like we are being attackedDachshund Loving Redhead ♒ 🇺🇲🇺🇦🇮🇪@Freckles3229263@rawsalerts Poor Moo Moos! 331@rawsalerts Poor Moo Moos! 😭 https://t.co/fUb3TqmoKFShelly Fields@ShellyFields@rawsalerts Wow… that’s so sad!And now milk prices just sky rocketed.581@rawsalerts Wow… that’s so sad!And now milk prices just sky rocketed.🪷katakana🪷@MamaBighead2023@rawsalerts All these are being done on purpose.sad days lately .2@rawsalerts All these are being done on purpose.sad days lately .👽Who is Axelrod 👽@Go_Kick_Rocks88@rawsalerts How does an explosion of this size kill 18,000 cattle but only injure one person?1557@rawsalerts How does an explosion of this size kill 18,000 cattle but only injure one person?Janine Kreikemeier@JanineTK54@rawsalerts That had to be one hell of an explosion to kill that many head of cattle at once! Like rock the countryside kind of explosion! I lived on a dairy farm, the cows were never all inside & being milked at once at once, so I am questioning wth happened.51@rawsalerts That had to be one hell of an explosion to kill that many head of cattle at once! Like rock the countryside kind of explosion! I lived on a dairy farm, the cows were never all inside & being milked at once at once, so I am questioning wth happened.Castro County was the second highest-producing county in Texas, generating over 145,000 pounds of milk every month. This is not the first time a large number of cattle have passed away in a fire. In December 2015, a blizzard killed 20,000 cattle across the Texas Panhandle. 2017’s Hurricane Harvey drowned thousands of cows in Texas as well.Reacting to the fire, Margie Fishman, the public relations manager of the Animal Welfare Institute, said:“We hope the industry will remain focused on this issue and strongly encourage farms to adopt commonsense fire safety measures. It is hard to imagine anything worse than being burned alive.”The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has teamed up with the AgriLife Extension Service to work on burying the carcasses. The logistics of this remains uncertain, and it remains to be seen how the situation will be dealt with.