Bhubaneswar: As many as 2,000 broilers were burnt alive as a fire engulfed a broiler farm at Barikpur Haat under Soro area in Balasore district last night.

While the exact reason behind spread of the fire was not yet known, it is suspected that an electric short circuit might have caused the mishap.

On being informed by locals, fire fire personnel rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.