How very sad indeed. I hope those poor calves were knocked out by the smoke...and that would have been bad enough. There can't be much greater terror than to be in a fire with no means of escape. Bless their Souls and I hope they will find care and healing in the next world.
It is NEVER farming practice to keep hay in the wrong places. There are usually specially-designated places for hay. It is not hard to move bales of hay around a farm, that's what tractors with different attachments are for. Good farmers don't violate that practice for safety reasons. And common sense reasons, as their stock is their money! Someone was too lazy there. And it ended in tragedy.
It is NEVER farming practice to keep hay in the wrong places. There are usually specially-designated places for hay. It is not hard to move bales of hay around a farm, that's what tractors with different attachments are for. Good farmers don't violate that practice for safety reasons. And common sense reasons, as their stock is their money! Someone was too lazy there. And it ended in tragedy.
