(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 ~