A barn fire in the Annapolis Valley town of North Kingston, N.S., has left nine cows dead.
In a phone interview with Global News, Kingston Fire Department Chief Watson Armstrong says fire crews responded to a call at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday.
“There were 10 cows inside, and nine of them died,” Armstrong said.
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Fire crews from the communities of Waterville, Berwick, Aylesford, Middletown, Nictaux and Lawrencetown responded to the call for assistance.
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According to Armstrong, the flames from the barn also set a nearby house on the property on fire due to strong winds.
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The Nova Scotia RCMP were on the scene to direct traffic.
No casualties have been reported, and the cause of the fire is still unknown.
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