(Gongju=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jun-ho = At around 0:40 a.m. on the 2nd, a fire broke out at a pig farm in Usong-myeon, Gongju City, South Chungcheong Province, resulting in the death of 56 sows. The fire burned down 275 square meters of the pig farm, causing property damage estimated at 100 million won (according to fire authorities) before being extinguished in about 40 minutes. The police and fire authorities are investigating the exact circumstances.