Two pigs escape warehouse fire in Brooklyn

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Thursday, March 24, 2022
Two pigs escape warehouse fire in Brooklyn
The FDNY says the pigs were someone's pets from a neighboring building and wandered into the warehouse that was used to store production equipment.

RED HOOK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Two pigs were pulled from a fire in Brooklyn on Thursday morning.

The pigs made it out of a warehouse at 108 Van Dyke Street in Red Hook around 1:20 a.m.

The FDNY says the pigs were someone's pets from a neighboring building and wandered into the warehouse that was used to store production equipment.

The owners eventually claimed the pigs, who were not injured.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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