Over 1,000 pigs have died after a fire broke out at a farmyard building in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on Saturday 9 March.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service were called to the scene late on Friday night after a neighbour reported seeing flames, the BBC reported.
By the time the farmer arrived at the scene, the heat was already too high and no one was able to go inside the farrowing house.
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10 to 15 fire engines were deployed from Dungannon and towns in the surrounding area to help deal with the fire, and a digger had to be used to throw water onto the shed.
Firefighters entered the building in breathing apparatus and used water form jets to extinguish the fire. It is estimated that 80 sows and 1,000 piglets were lost in the incident.
it is thought the cost to rebuild the farm and to restock will be over £700,000.
Although the fire service say there is no reason to believe the fire was started deliberately, they are still attempting to pinpoint the exact cause of the blaze.
The Democratic Unionist Party councillor Mark Robinson said the blaze was devastating for the family involved.
