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Iowa barn fire kills about 20 pigs and sheep but no one hurt

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March 10th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — About 20 pigs and sheep died after a barn caught fire in Iowa but no one was hurt. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the fire was reported shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday on a farm near Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Firefighters had to haul in water to fight the blaze. Fire Chief John Bostwick says the barn was a total loss and the animals inside died.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. No one was injured in the fire.