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Thousands of hogs die in huge barn fire

A massive blaze destroyed a barn holding thousands of hogs in the RM of Ste. Anne. Walther Bernal / Global News

WINNIPEG — Thousands of hogs were killed during a barn fire in the RM of Ste. Anne Friday afternoon.

Steinbach RCMP responded to the fire around 12:45 p.m. roughly five kilometers south of Highway 1 on Highway 12.

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It’s believed there were 3,000 hogs in the barn and none made it out alive according to Steinbach RCMP.

The fire was extinguished by 3:30 p.m.

No one was injured in the fire and no damage estimate is available.

Fire crews remain on the scene and investigations continue into the cause of the blaze.

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