(Photo Courtesy Manitou RCMP)

RCMP and the Fire Commissioner continue to investigate a fire at a poultry barn near Manitou.

Fire crews from Manitou, La Riviere and Darlingford responded to the call shortly after 3pm on Friday, when a passerby noticed smoke coming from the building.

The barn was reported to contain around 12 thousand chickens. It is considered a total loss, with damage estimated at $500,000.

No one was in the barn at the time and no one was injured.

The fire is not considered to be suspicious in nature.

(Photo Courtesy Manitou RCMP)

~ Monday, July 25, 2011 ~