About 100 cows are dead after flames tore through a dairy farm south of Montreal early Sunday morning.
Fire services were called at about 2 a.m. to the farm in Noyan, near the Quebec-U.S. border.
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Several neighbouring fire departments were also called in to battle the blaze, which was brought under control at about 7 a.m.
Assistant chief of operations Michael Johnston says the fire likely originated in the building’s electrical system.
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The owner was able to save about 15 cows but the building was destroyed.
No humans were injured but Johnston says the fire was a terrible loss for the farmers, who have lived in the area for generations.