Yorkshire farmers 'in shock' after lambs killed in fire

The fire had reportedly been caused by a heat lamp which was being used to keep the lambs warm in the night

Chris Brayford
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10 lambs had died from smoke inhalation at Piglets Adventure Farm
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10 lambs had died from smoke inhalation at Piglets Adventure Farm

A farm park in Yorkshire has told of its devastation and shock after lambs and goats inside a barn had been killed in a fire. Piglets Adventure Farm, at Towthorpe Grange near York, said 10 lambs and...

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