Pig starts farm fire by excreting pedometer

Seventy-five square metres of farmland set alight after a pig swallowed a pedometer, which then combusted in its pen after excretion.

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Pig starts farm fire by excreting pedometer

Seventy-five square metres of farmland set alight after a pig swallowed a pedometer, which then combusted in its pen after excretion. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service have tackled a fire in Bramham,...

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