Each cow produce
hundreds of liters of methane a day, and methane can have explosive potential
if it reaches the right concentrations.
Methane gas
released by dairy cows has caused an explosion in a cow shed in Germany, police
said.
The roof was
damaged and one of the cows was injured in the blast in the central German town
of Rasdorf.
Thanks to the
belches and flatulence of the 90 dairy cows in the shed, high levels of the gas
had built up.
Then "a static
electric charge caused the gas to explode with flashes of flames" the
force said in a statement quoted by Reuters news agency.
Emergency services
attended the farm and took gas readings to test for the risk of further blasts,
said local media.
Cows are believed
to emit up to 500 liters of methane each per day.
Cattle ranching is
a polluting business - methane is a potent greenhouse gas and cows also release
large amounts of ammonia, which can lead to toxic acidification of soil and
water bodies.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ninety-flatulent-cows-start-fire-at-dairy-farm-in-germany-9089801.html
