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A barn with pigs and cows is on fire in Levanger
A barn with pigs and cows is on fire in Levanger.
- The emergency services are working to save the surrounding homes.
- The report about the fire came at 2.05am on Saturday, according to Trøndelag police district.
- Message that the barn is on fire.
- There must be a good number of pigs in the barn, writes operations manager Anlaug Oseid in an update to the police log.
A barn with several hundred pigs is on fire in Levanger. The building is considered lost, and the fire service is trying to save other houses. The report about the fire came at 2.05am on Saturday, according to Trøndelag police district.
No people are injured. - There must be several hundred pigs in the barn. Emergency slaughter and a veterinarian are on their way to the scene, writes operations manager Anlaug Oseid in an update to the police log.
To Adresseavisen, operator Stig Lunde at the 110 central informs that the barn is considered lost. - We are working to prevent the spread to other houses on the farm. All persons have been accounted for, he says.
The operator states that he does not know how many animals have possibly been rescued. - Animals keep getting out during the extinguishing, so they haven't been able to save all of them in that case, he says.
No people are injured.