Over 3,000 hens perish in Junagadh farm fire

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 12:23 [IST]

Junagadh, Mar 8 (UNI) More than 3,000 hens and chicken died in a major fire at a poultry farm in Mangrol town, 60 km from here.

The farm, owned by Suleiman Mohammad, was gutted completely yesterday, when a high-tension overhead electric wire broke and fell on it, fire brigade sources said.

UNI

Topics: MISHAP-FIRE-GUJ-POULTRY

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