CHITA, August 13. /TASS/. More than 1,000 pigs have died in a fire at a pig-breeding farm in the Trans-Baikal Region, the press service of the Russian emergencies ministry’s regional directorate.

"Overnight to August 13, a fire broke out at a pig-breeding farm in the settlement of Makkaveyevo in the Chita municipal district. The fire engulfed as area of 800 square meters in three buildings. <…> According to the latest reports, around 1,200 pigs died and 300 were rescued by the farm’s personnel," it said.

According to preliminary data, the fire was caused by a short circuit. An investigation is underway.