THE Fire Service say 70 budgies and two finches died in a Co Derry shed blaze last night.
A spokesman said: “Local resources were mobilised to a shed on fire at Ballyrashane Road just outside Coleraine on Saturday evening.
“The fire had already been extinguished by the owners using a garden hose.
“It was discovered that the small shed, which was being used as a bird house, contained 70 budgies and 2 finches, all of which perished in the incident.”
It is not yet known what caused the fire.
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