Over 5,000 chickens killed in a poultry farm fire near Cheyyar

More than 5,000 chickens met a tragic end in a fire at a poultry farm in Ukkal village, situated near Cheyyar town in Tiruvannamalai, on Thursday. The police informed that the poultry farm was established by S. Hemalatha, a 39-year-old woman, a few years ago on her paddy field, which covers an area of four acres. The farm is comprised of three large sheds, each with a tin sheet roof, housing over 5,000 chickens in total.

The fire was reported in one of the sheds around 2 a.m. Upon receiving an alert, firefighters from Cheyyar rushed to the scene and managed to extinguish the blaze after about an hour. However, the incident resulted in the destruction of 80 bags of chicken feed. The Cheyyar police registered a case regarding the unfortunate event.