More than 20,000 hogs killed in massive Norfolk livestock barn fire

NORFOLK—A massive structure fire at a commercial livestock barn on Highway 3 west of Simcoe resulted in the deaths of over 20,000 hogs on the morning of Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The fire was first reported by Norfolk OPP in a video posted just after 8 a.m., with emergency crews arriving around 6:45 a.m. Norfolk County Deputy Fire Chief James…