Flames in the Pigsty. Inside Were 200 Head of Livestock

The incident occurred last Wednesday (June 25) in the town of Komorno (Kędzierzyn-Koziele county). Emergency services were alerted to a fire in the attic of an agricultural building – a pigsty. "Over 30 firefighters were involved in the operation, who fought the fire for several hours to prevent its spread to other buildings and protect the approximately 200 head of livestock on site. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident" – we read in the report on the Facebook profile of the County Fire Department in Kędzierzyn-Koziele. The firefighting operation was not easy, among other reasons due to the compact development of the farm. The rescuers' efforts were focused on the building's attic, where straw was burning. - "The firefighters' actions were conducted to avoid evacuating 200 head of livestock. Removing such a number of animals would have been a very difficult task. The entire floor of the agricultural building is a concrete structure, which effectively protected ...