20170619 74,000 Chicks Destroyed After Hen House Catches Fire
Malaysia Jun 18 2017 “Other”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
74,000 Chicks Destroyed After Hen House Catches Fire
Updated: 2017-06-19 12:00
JOHOR BAHRU, June 19 (Bernama) — A poultry farmer claims to have racked up RM1.5 million in losses when his two-storey hen house in Mukim Tanjung Semberong in Yong Peng was razed in a fire this morning.
Lee Swee Fong, 50, said the incident which occurred at 6.45am had destroyed about 74,000 four-day-old chicks.
“I had checked the barn about 6am this morning and found nothing amiss. About 45 minutes later, I was alerted of a fire after hearing the screams of four of my workers,” he said when contacted here today…..
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