26 December, 2021
A poultry farm in Pallegama, Pannala was gutted in a fire that erupted at around 3.00 a.m. on Friday, December 24.
Nearly 3,000 chickens were reported dead in the fire. The poultry farm, which belongs to a businessman from Negombo, stretches over 17 acres and is equipped with seven pens with a capacity for 35,000 chickens.
The fire had erupted in one of the chicken pens due to an explosion caused by a gas cylinder leak. The fire brigade of the Negombo Municipal Council and the Police doused the fire. The damage caused by the fire is yet to be estimated.
Pannala Police is conducting further investigations.