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Silo fire burns at Clinton pork and poultry farm

Pork and poultry litter burned for four hours in a silo fire that drew nine fire departments and about sixty personnel to Prestage Farms in Clinton.

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CLINTON, N.C. — Pork and poultry litter burned for four hours in a silo fire that drew nine fire departments and about sixty personnel to Prestage Farms in Clinton.

Authorities received a call for the fire at 6:34 p.m. on Monday.

Firefighters had to spray about1,000 gallons of water a minute to put it out.

Authorities still have not reported what caused the fire.

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