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NIFRS crews rescue 10 cows after they got stuck in slurry tank in Ahoghill



Crews from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service rushed to the scene of another farm slurry incident on Sunday morning, 2 January, on the outskirts of Ballymena.

NIFRS received a call for help at 10.27am after 10 cows got stuck in a slurry tank at a farm on the Drumramer Road, Ahoghill.


It was the third such incident in the last few weeks.

Emergency Services attended two other slurry related incidents - on Saturday 11 December when a bull needed rescued at Crawfordstown Road, Portglenone. The second incident occurred on New Years Eve at a farm on Breckenhill Road, Doagh, after 10 cows and a bull entered a slurry pit.


In the latest incident, the NIFRS Large Animal Rescue Team, and Specialist Rescue Team, as well as crews from Ballymena Fire Station attended the scene.


A spokesperson for NIFRS commented:


“Firefighters were called to reports of 10 cows stuck in a slurry tank on Sunday morning afternoon. Firefighters used a telehandler and large animal rescue equipment to rescue the cows. The incident was dealt with by 2.13pm.”



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