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Fire damages Dalhousie University’s agricultural campus in Bible Hill

BIBLE HILL, N.S. – A large fire has damaged part of Dalhousie University’s agricultural campus in Bible Hill, N.S.

RCMP say no one was injured but the roof of Ruminant Animal Centre was damaged by the flames.

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The Twitter feed from the campus says a fire alarm sounded at 6:30 p.m. and multiple fire crews were called in.

RCMP Cpl. Angela Corscadden says all staff and animals – mainly cows and sheep – were safely evacuated from the building.

Pictures from the scene show large flames and huge clouds of black smoke billowing from behind a row of ten, tall silos.

Corscadden says the cause of the fire remains unclear but the blaze has not been deemed suspicious.

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