Rp 200m lost in chicken farm fire

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)