December 17, 2020 3:55 pm
Firefighters from Monaghan Fire and Civil Protection facilitated the rescue of cattle from a slurry pit in Castleblayney earlier this week.
Speaking to
AgriLand, Dermot Brannigan, chief fire officer with Monaghan Fire and Civil Protection, said:
“Castleblayney Fire Service from Monaghan Fire and Civil Protection assisted in the scene safety to aid the rescue of five cows that had entered the tank of a slotted house on a rural farm in the Castleblayney area of Co. Monaghan.
Fire crews made the scene safe and monitored concentrations of various gases associated with agitated slurry during the removal of effluent from the tank.
\Philip Doyle
Five cows that had fallen into a slurry tank in the Castleblaney area of Co Monaghan were successfully rescued on Wednesday, Monaghan Fire and Civil Protection has told the
Irish Farmers Journal.
Castleblayney Fire Service assisted at the scene, aiding in the rescue of the animals that had entered the tank of a slatted house on the rural Castleblaney farm.
The rescue
Fire crews monitored concentrations of various gases associated with agitated slurry during the removal of effluent from the tank.
Crew members wore appropriate PPE, using specialised breathing apparatus to assist in the process of removing the effluent.