196 pigs lay dead – would be heated with diesel fuel – Dagbladet.no

(Dagbladet): farmer at Gran in Hadeland had inserted a diesel-powered heat gun in the pigsty that the 197 pigs were to keep warm in the biting cold.

At 23 o’clock Tuesday night he checked that everything was in order with the animals. The next morning called a neighbor that it came out black smoke from ludtinntaket to ventilasjonslanlegget.

When the farmer came into the barn after running the kids at school, lying 196 animals dead on the floor. Only one pig was alive.

The newspaper Hadeland report animal tragedy, which are now being investigated by both the FSA and the police.

– It appears that the animals have died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Final autopsy report of individual animals will reveal this.

– There are as of now no suspicion of misuse of the farm by the way, says Sheriff Frank Magne Sletten by Gran and Lunner sheriff’s office told the newspaper.

Food Safety Department Astrid Ham says it is rare with animal rage values ​​where so many animals stroking acute in such a way.