Piglets rescued from barn blaze at Castleton, near Whitby
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Three piglets had to be rescued from a barn fire at Castleton which left the building completely burnt out.
Fire crews from Danby and Lythe were called to the blaze at 12.18am today (Dec 5) at the 30ft x 40ft barn.
The owner managed to release the pigs which were inside the barn at the time of the fire prior to firefighters arriving.
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Hide AdCrews extinguished the fire and rescued a further three piglets.
The cause is thought to have been due to an electrical fault and fire crews used water from a hose reel jet, thermal imaging, lighting and pitch forks to deal with the incident.
The fire caused 100% fire damage to the barn.