Piglets rescued from barn blaze at Castleton, near Whitby

Three piglets had to be rescued from a barn fire at Castleton which left the building completely burnt out.

Fire crews from Danby and Lythe were called to the blaze at 12.18am today (Dec 5) at the 30ft x 40ft barn.

The owner managed to release the pigs which were inside the barn at the time of the fire prior to firefighters arriving.

Crews extinguished the fire and rescued a further three piglets.