About 6,000 chickens have died in a blaze at a farm in Dungannon.
The fire broken out in a large farm shed at Crosscavanagh Road, at around 10:30pm on Sunday.
It’s believed the fire started accidentally.
Last week, almost 2,000 pigs died in a fire at a farm in Kilkeel.
Crews from Dungannon, Pomeroy, Cookstown, Portadown, Lisburn and Dungiven battled this fire for several hours along with the help of an aerial appliance.
Yesterday Firefighters were called to a fire at a large farm shed in Dungannon.See more details here – https://www.nifrs.org/incidents/fire-crosscavanagh-road-dungannon/
Posted by Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service on Monday, September 14, 2020
“Firefighters worked hard in challenging conditions to prevent the fire spreading and used three jets to extinguish the blaze,” the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said.
“Approximately 6,000 chickens were killed in the incident.
“The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental ignition.”