Farm blaze kills hundreds of pigs
A BLAZE which broke out at a Market Rasen farm on Friday evening has killed nearly 170 sows and over 500 piglets.
The fire, which is believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, broke out at North Moor Farm on Caistor Road at around 10pm on Friday.
It took a total of ten crews several hours to battle the blaze which caused '100 percent' damage to the piggery, a Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said.
Friday's incident is the second blaze to devastate the farm this year.
As reported, more than 2,000 pigs died in a fire at the farm in February, which was also blamed on an electrical fault.
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by Neil, Cleethopes 2
Monday, August 30 2010, 12:26AM
“Oops ! Except I used Cleethorpes 1.”
by Neil, Cleethorpes 1
Monday, August 30 2010, 12:22AM
“Many apologies,Warrior. I have got this "clone",calling himself Neil,Cleethorpes. It ain't me. We often tend to agree,but it is a (badly spelled) Jykel and Hyde moment. Why? I have no idea. I have spent around five years using my real name and where I live on this website.Suddenly,another Neil,Cleethorpes appears. To change things,I now use Cleethorpes 2.”
by clare, Blundell Ave
Sunday, August 29 2010, 3:59PM
“Oh yeah really funny....anyone taking the micky thought of the mess and devastation this kind of thing leaves behind,,the amount of money lost, the waste....'cutting out the middle man' might just be a joke but the owners of this farm have a heck of a lot to sort out now....the clean up alone is going to cost a fortune not to mention getting the farm anywere near the standards it needs to be to become any kind of business once again.
I do agree that after a second fire of this nature the place could do with a huge safety overhaul though.”
by Abbie And Lauren, Kent
Sunday, August 29 2010, 2:06PM
“Omg that is soo awful i can not believe it i mean who would do that how sad i love pigs i mean were truely upset poor piggys :( x”
by Dave, Grimsby
Sunday, August 29 2010, 1:41PM
“Me, Immingham, yes theyre living creatures that eventually have a bolt shot through their head and are butchered for those delicious butties etc this lot keep mentioning...this incident merely cut out the middle man. BBQ this weekend at Mkt Rasen by the way!”