Around 8,000 birds have died after a fire broke out at a poultry farm shed in Anglesey. On Tuesday, May 30, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called out to the blaze on the farm just after 5.50am.
North Wales Live reports that the blaze reportedly started in one of the sheds on the farm and an investigation is currently underway.
A spokesperson for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service told North Wales Live: "We were called to a fire in an industrial unit housing poultry at 5.33am this morning. Crews from Amlwch, Benllech and Menai Bridge attended.
"The fire has been started accidentally. No confirmed number as yet but thought to be around 8,000 birds killed."
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