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Pigs saved in barn fire

A barn burned to the ground Thursday night near Armstrong, BC.
A barn burned to the ground Thursday night near Armstrong, BC. Rob Buffam/ Global Okanagan

SPALLUMCHEEN, BC – All the animals were saved, but a barn in the North Okanagan was leveled following a late night fire.

Flames consumed the structure on Salmon River Road in Spallumcheen near Armstrong at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, but the cause has yet to be determined.

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A number of pigs, large and small, were saved from perishing in the fire.

The barn was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived, making it difficult to save the structure.

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