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Poultry farm fire kills 16,000 chickens

A fire broke out at a local poultry farm Monday, killing at least 16,000 chickens.

It took around four hours to fight the fire which started at a chicken farm in Gyeonggi Province, near Seoul, around 10 p.m. 

The photo is irrelevant with the story (Yonhap)
The photo is irrelevant with the story (Yonhap)

The fire burned a hen house and about 16,500 chickens, causing 200 million won ($178,400) worth of damage. No human life was lost.

The authorities are investigating the exact cause of the fire.

By Im Eun-byel (silverstar@heraldcorp.com)
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