Explosion kills over 18,000 cows in Texas dairy farm disaster

It is believed machinery in the facility may have ignited methane gas

A shot of smoke billowing into the sky after the explosion. Picture: Castro County Sheriff's Office

More than 18,000 cows have died after an explosion and fire at a dairy farm in Texas.

Emergency services managed to rescue one employee from the Southfork Dairy near Dimmitt on Monday, the Castro County Sheriff's Office told local media at a conference.