Haenam Pig Farm Fire Kills 130 Piglets

One Piglet Incubator Completely Destroyed, Causing 40 Million Won in Damages

Fire Extinguished in 33 Minutes with No Human Casualties

An unknown cause fire broke out inside a piglet nursery facility at a pig farm in Haenam, Jeonnam Gwangju Special City, resulting in the deaths of about 130 piglets and causing property damage estimated at approximately 40 million won.

According to fire authorities on the 1st, at around 9:41 a.m. that day, a fire occurred in a piglet incubator at a pig farm located in Osan-ri, Bukpyeong-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeonnam.

An unknown fire broke out at a pig farm in Haenam, resulting in the death of about 130 pigs and causing property damage worth approximately 40 million won. Photo by Jeonnam Gwangju Fire Headquarters

The fire was reported and the 119 emergency response team was dispatched, successfully extinguishing the blaze in 33 minutes by 10:14 a.m. Thankfully, there were no human casualties, but a 36-square-meter piglet incubator was completely destroyed. Approximately 130 piglets that were being raised inside perished in the fire, resulting in property damage estimated by the fire station to be around 42.91 million won.

The damaged piglet incubator was identified as a temperature-controlled facility for housing and intensively rearing piglets with weak immunity before and after weaning in a separate space.

The police and fire authorities believe that the fire started due to an unknown ignition source inside the incubator, and are investigating the exact cause of the fire by questioning farm personnel and related parties.

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