Sixty pigs sadly died yesterday morning after a HGV caught fire on a North Yorkshire road.
Sixty pigs sadly died yesterday morning after a HGV caught fire on a North Yorkshire road. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews from Skipton responded to the report of the fire on the A65 at 6.45 am. A spokesperson said, “On arrival, crews found that the HGV was carrying approximately 220 pigs.”
"Crews also assisted vets to gain access to the pigs in the trailer to enable them to be recovered into a secondary vehicle.”
