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More than 11,000 chickens were charred to decease successful a occurrence astatine a poultry workplace successful Manachanallur colony adjacent Katpadi successful Vellore connected Tuesday.
The constabulary said the poultry workplace was acceptable up by E. Surendran, 48, a fewer years agone successful his paddy tract sprawling 4 acres. The farm, which comprises 3 ample tin sheet-roofed sheds, houses a full of implicit 11,000 chickens. Fire was reported successful 1 of the sheds erstwhile a fewer residents adjacent the shed saw fume coming from the electrical committee successful the shed astir 2 a.m.
Before residents could alert neighbours for help, the occurrence engulfed the full shed, which is astir 600 sq.ft each, wrong a fewer minutes. On being informed, occurrence fighters from Gudiyatham and Katpadi rushed to the spot and enactment retired the fire.
The constabulary said that successful the incident, 93 bags of provender for chickens were besides destroyed. Each bag, connected an average, weighs astir 50 kg. A lawsuit was registered by K.V. Kuppam police. Initial enquiry revealed that an electrical abbreviated circuit mightiness person been the crushed for the fire. A probe is nether way.
