77 sheep roasted to death in Saudi farm fire

A fire that swept through a farm in Saudi Arabia killed 77 sheep and police said the blaze was an accident, a newspaper reported on Monday.

'Sabq' said the sheep were roasted to death after they were engulfed in the blaze in the locked enclosure, adding that strong winds caused the fire to spread to other places in the farm south of the Western town of Taif.

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