20140314 Nepal Fire in poultry farm guts property worth 1 mln
Nepal Mar 14 2014 “Other”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Fire in poultry farm guts property worth 1 mln
Updated: 2014–03–14–11:02
SIRAHA: Property worth around Rs. 1 million was destroyed in a fire that broke out in a poultry farm in Bishnupur of Siraha on Friday.
According to the District Police Office, Siraha, the poultry farm belonging to one Jagdish Prasad Yadav was gutted in the fire this morning.
Purna Chandra Joshi, DSP at the District Police Office, Siraha said that around 1400 chickens were killed in the fire.
Joshi said that though the reason behind the blaze is still unclear, the incident might have occurred due to the electric short circuit.
The fire was later contained with the help of locals and police personnel.
Investigations is underway, police said.
Websource:The Himalayan times
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