Monday 5 June 2017

Investigations continue into poultry farm fire

BY IAN CROUCH and JESSICA ROUSE

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire which ripped through a Gillieston Heights poultry farm on Saturday night.

The fire killed up to 16,000 chickens when a large shed was engulfed in flames.

Firefighters were unable to save the chickens.

The RSPCA and the Department of Primary Industries have been notified.