Around 8,500 chickens were charred to death after a fire broke out at a poultry farm near Annur in Coimbatore district late on Saturday.
The Fire and Rescue Services said the fire was reported at a poultry farm that was run on the land belonging to C. Ganeshkumar at Ambothi village near Annur.
The fire broke out at around 7.30 p.m. on Saturday and spread out fast due to wind and the sawdust that was laid on the floors of the sheds.
