Some 800 pigs die in a fire

An overnight fire at a pig farm near Tilburg killed some 800 pigs, the fire brigade said on Friday.

Fire broke out in the barn where some 1,600 pigs were kept at around 01.00 hours. The cause of the fire has not been established.

In December, 300 pigs were killed at a factory farm in Gelderland.

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