Nearly 50,000 chickens perished in a fire that engulfed a poultry farm in Kedah, Malaysia on Friday (14 Feb) night.
According to the New Straits Times, authorities were alerted to the fire at about 11pm.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a burning two-storey building which operated as a poultry farm.
A total of 26 firefighters and 5 volunteers responded to the alert.
The firefighters controlled the fire at 12.46am, according to The Star. However, 80% of the building had been destroyed by then.
Source: New Straits Times
“The semi-permanent poultry farm, which housed around 50,000 chickens, had been nearly 80% destroyed by the blaze,” said fire station chief Mohd Bustan Karudin.
Additionally, around 48,000 of the 50,000 chickens perished in the fire. This is equivalent to about 96% of the chicken population at the farm.
Chief Mohd Bustan said they are investigating how the fire started as well as the estimated losses caused by the blaze.
In a similar incident last year, a massive inferno engulfed the popular Chatuchak Market in Thailand and killed numerous animals. On 11 June 2024, nearly 120 shops were burned down as a result of the fire that originated from a pet store.
Although no humans were injured in the fire, over a thousand animals stored in the shops perished in the blaze.
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Featured image adapted from the New Straits Times.
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