4 porcheries brûlent et le nombre de victimes pas indiqué

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4 porcheries brûlent et le nombre de victimes (cochons) n'est même pas indiqué ! Quand on sait que des centaines, peut-être même des milliers de cochons sont entassés dans ces porcheries, on peut présumer que plusieurs milliers sont morts brûlés


Animals die in pig-barn fire

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
CBC News


An aerial view shows Ontario company Hypor's Bon Accord Barns near Ituna,
Sask. The facility burned down late Tuesday night. (Courtesy of Hypor)

A blaze that swept through four large hog barns in east-central Saskatchewan
killed all the animals inside, fire officials reported Wednesday.

Dave Elash, deputy fire chief for the town of Ituna, said the fire broke out
at a livestock operation near the small community of Jasmin, about 100
kilometres northeast of Regina.

The barns are owned by an Ontario-based company, Hypor. Hypor specializes in
producing breeding stock for other barns that raise hogs for meat.

While no number of dead pigs was provided, each barn can house hundreds of
animals.
RCMP reported that the fire started some time late on Tuesday night. The
Ituna Fire Department, from the town about 15 kilometres away, was
dispatched at 11:10 p.m. CT. Additional crews from Kelliher and Melville
also worked on controlling the blaze.

Their efforts were successful in saving a number of outbuildings, a
residence and feed hoppers.

The operation employed 18 people. When the facility was constructed in 1999,
it was valued at $8 million.

The cause of the accident was under investigation by the Saskatchewan Office
of the Fire Commissioner and the Melville-Ituna detachment of the RCMP.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2009/01/28/barn-fire.html