Up to 900 pigs are believed to have died when a piggery caught fire at a farm in Dorset.
About 50 firefighters tried for three hours to control the blaze after being called to Seaborough Manor, near Beaminster, early yesterday. They worked to prevent flames spreading to nearby farm buildings, but the 100m (330ft) piggery was destroyed. The farmer, who did not give his name, said: “The pigs are very close to me. It was a disaster.”
Toby Eels, who lives near the farm, said: “It’s horrendous — it went up very quickly. Local people are quite upset.”
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