Jul 22, 1955 – Madison, WI
Hundreds of experimental animals, birds and chickens were killed today when fire destroyed a genetics department barn at the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture. R. K. Froker, dean of the college', estimated the damage to the building and equipment at $26,000 but said it would be impossible to put a value on the animals killed. "You can't set a price on the 15 years of breeding work that has been completed with some of the animals arid birds that were destroyed".