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Pigs killed in huge fire at farm Pigs killed in huge fire at farm
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Hundreds of pigs are thought to have died in a huge fire at a farm near Pocklington. More than 1,000 pigs have died in a fire at a farm near Pocklington.
Some 45 firefighters were tackling the blaze, which broke out at Grove Farm in Melbourne just after 1630 BST on Thursday. Some 45 firefighters, including crews from Huntington in North Yorkshire, tackled the blaze, which broke out at Grove Farm in Melbourne on Thursday.
A spokeswoman from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said that four buildings at the farm had caught fire and that six fire engines were at the scene. Four barns at the farm, including one holding 1,200 pigs, were completely destroyed in the fire.
The spokeswoman added the pigs were in the buildings when the fire broke out. Another three barns were badly damaged. Firefighters said the cause of the blaze was still unknown but investigations were continuing.