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500 fish perish in polluted river | 500 fish perish in polluted river |
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There has been a major fish kill in a river in County Antrim. | There has been a major fish kill in a river in County Antrim. |
More than 500 brown trout died in a mile and a quarter stretch of the Ballymoney Burn. | More than 500 brown trout died in a mile and a quarter stretch of the Ballymoney Burn. |
The incident was reported to the Water Pollution Hotline late on Sunday and officers from the Environment Agency went to the scene on Monday. | |
They discovered sewage pollution had been the cause of the kill. It was traced back to its source and stopped. | They discovered sewage pollution had been the cause of the kill. It was traced back to its source and stopped. |