50 pigeons die in sheds fire in Skegness
Fifty birds have died following a fire in pigeon sheds in Skegness.
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue was informed of the blaze at 12.35pm this afternoon.
A crew from Skegness attended Theresa Close and managed to extinguish the fire using two hose reels.
However, the firefighters were sadly unable to save the birds.
In a tweet, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue revealed the fire was caused by “residual heat from weed killer blow torch igniting shed backing”.
“Sadly 50 pigeons perished in the fire,” the tweet said.