Police investigate after thousands of pigs perish in ‘intense’ farm blaze

Police are investigating the cause of a fire that killed thousands of pigs at a farm in the North.

Carcasses of the sows and piglets were being removed from the premises near Bessbrook, Co Armagh, in a major clean-up operation throughout yesterday.

While the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the fire, which broke out early on Saturday morning, may have been deliberate, police have not yet determined if the incident was suspicious.