Down blaze kills 800 piglets
Nearly 1,000 pigs and piglets were killed in a fire at a Co Down piggery today.
The 800 piglets and 80 pigs perished when fire swept through the piggery at breakfast time.
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The 800 piglets and 80 pigs perished when fire swept through the piggery at breakfast time.
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