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Alt Tellin / Roßdorf (dpa) - One week after the major fire in the huge pig breeding facility Alt Tellin (Western Pomerania-Greifswald), in which more than 55,000 animals were killed, the cause of the fire is still unclear.
"The investigation is still ongoing," said a police spokesman in Anklam on Tuesday.
Parts of the collapsed barn remains, including the carcasses, can only be cleared if the fire expert can be present.
It is determined in all directions when the expert will present the first results, but is still unclear.
The fire broke out early on March 30th.
Flames, heat, and smoke had spread rapidly through ventilation shafts and other connections.
Ultimately, all the stables were destroyed, and fire brigades were only able to save one biogas plant.
According to the operator, there were around 7,000 sows and 50,000 piglets in the facility, which was counted among the largest in Germany, of which only around 1,300 animals could be saved.
The operator was Landwirtschaftliche Ferkelzucht Deutschland (LFD) Holding, which operates eleven such facilities, including three in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
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