More than 2,500 chickens were charred to death in a fire at a poultry farm in Chinnamottur village near Vaniyambadi town, Tirupattur, in the early hours of Saturday.
Police said the poultry farm was set up by S. Dakshinamurthy, 58, seven years ago in his paddy field sprawling three acres. The farm, which comprises six tin sheet-roofed sheds, houses at least 3,000 chickens on an average.
Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Mr. Dakshinamurthy saw smoke emanating from one of the sheds. Before he could call out for help, the fire flared up and engulfed the entire shed, which is around 300 sq.ft., in the matter of a few minutes.
