Pittem On a varkenskwekerij along the Vijfstraat in Pittem his notion of ” 180 sows and 2.250 piglets to the accident. Two employees of the company Porc@ NV were able to escape. A third tried to extinguish the fire, but the fire spread so quickly that the man was forced to flee. A short circuit is likely to be the cause.
The extinguishers did Thursday around quarter after two, not to find where exactly the fire raged for which they were called. “A big plume of smoke pointed the way,” says mayor Ivan Delaere, who also take on-the-spot repte. “As I the place of the fire approached, it was the smoke, only bigger.” Upon arrival, the fire department confronted with a serious fire. That raged in a barn where 180 mothers and 2.250 piglets were housed. Because the company does not have sufficient water, was a tankwagencircuit started. The firemen of the post Pittem, Tielt, Meulebeke, Ingelmunster, Ardooie and Roeselare gave the best of themselves. Yet it took a long time for they are master of the situation. The fire brigade also managed to further expansion of the brand to avoid.
