5,000 pigs killed in barn fire outside Leroy

Five thousand pigs were killed when a fire destroyed a pair of hog barns outside Leroy, Saskatchewan.

Humboldt RCMP say they got the call along with firefighters from Leroy, Englefield and Humboldt around 4 p.m. on Saturday. The two barns were engulfed in flames when emergency crews arrived.

The cause has not been determined at this point, but RCMP say the fire is not considered suspicious.

@1075BoltFM fire at the hog barn at Leroy Feeds pic.twitter.com/KEx06VY1zr

— Tim Thibault (@sonic_av) June 18, 2016

@1075BoltFM Short video of fire at Leroy Feeds pic.twitter.com/of9iFHEKAz

— Tim Thibault (@sonic_av) June 19, 2016