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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Crews extinguished the fire and rescued a further three piglets.

Fire crews from Danby and Lythe attended a barn on fire at Castleton.Fire crews from Danby and Lythe attended a barn on fire at Castleton.
Fire crews from Danby and Lythe attended a barn on fire at Castleton.

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.