In an intense breeding in the Netherlands, about 9,000 pigs died in flames. The fire broke out in the village of Sint Oedenrode, in the province of North Brabant, 100 kilometers south of Amsterdam.
fire, just like reported According to local media, it broke out in the early hours of Wednesday afternoon and quickly spread to two barns where pigs were raised. All animals are thought to be dead. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
Firefighters managed to prevent the flames from spreading to other farm buildings and no one was injured. Farm fires occur regularly in the Dutch intensive agricultural sector.
According to animal rights group Wakker Dier, 134,000 animals died in ten fires in the Netherlands last year. In 2018, the government said it would not force farmers to take additional steps to prevent fires, due to the cost of making these investments. Existing measures do not include mandatory lightning rod and fire extinguishing systems in the facilities. Also, the isolated location of many farms naturally delays the response of firefighters to rural farms longer than emergencies in urban areas.
Source: Today IT

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