Rp 200m lost in chicken farm fire

TANGERANG (JP): A fire gutted a chicken and duck farm belonging to a Klebet villager in Mauk district on Thursday morning.

No fatalities were recorded but the fire, which occurred around 2:30 a.m., burned all four stalls and 33,000 chickens and ducks, causing owner Ahmad Sobari a total loss of some Rp 200 million.

It also incinerated 10 tons of food for the chickens and ducks.

According to witness Soemarno, the fire was believed to have originated from a coal-fired stove on the farm.

Police are still investigating the cause of the fire, including the possibility of arson.

"We're still questioning several witnesses," a police officer at the Mauk police subprecinct said. (41/jun)