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5,000 pigs killed in barn fire outside Leroy Saskatchewan

Jun 19, 2016 | 12:46 PM

Five thousand pigs were killed when a fire destroyed a pair of hog barns outside Leroy Saskatchewan.

Humboldt RCMP said they got the call along with firefighters from Leroy, Englefield and Humboldt around 4 p.m. on Saturday. The two barns were engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived.

The cause has not been determined at this point, but RCMP said the fire is not considered suspicious.

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