Approximately 6,000 chickens have been killed in an overnight fire at a farm in Co Tyrone.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze ripped through a large farm shed on the Crosscavanagh Road in Dungannon on Sunday night.
Firefighters managed to stop the fire spreading using eight appliances from six fire stations across the country.
It took crews almost four hours to deal with the ignition, the NIFRS said.
A spokesperson added: "At 10.37pm on Sunday, firefighters were called to a fire involving a large farm shed.
"Eight appliances from Dungannon Fire Station, Pomeroy Fire Station, Cookstown Fire Station, Portadown Fire Station, Lisburn Fire Station and Dungiven Fire Station attended the incident including an aerial Appliance, a water tanker and a Command Support Unit.
“Firefighters worked hard in challenging conditions to prevent the fire spreading and used three jets to extinguish the blaze. Approximately 6,000 chickens were killed in the incident.
"The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental ignition and the incident was dealt with by 2.33am on Monday September 14.”
The blaze comes only a week after 2,000 pigs died in a fire on the Carrigenagh Road in Kilkeel.
