Manitoba chicken barn fire destroys 25,000 birds; causes $900K damage

Published Tuesday July 7th, 2009

THE CANADIAN PRESS

KLEEFELD, Man. - About 25,000 chickens have been destroyed in a barn fire in a southeastern Manitoba.

Steinbach RCMP say the fire in the Rural Municipality of Hanover caused about $900,000 in damage.

The blaze burned the barn to the ground, but crews from several nearby fire departments were able to save a second structure.

The fire commissioner's office is assisting with the investigation.

A cause for the fire has not yet been determined.

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