Dozens of pigeons killed in suspected arson attack at Sunderland allotments

An investigation is under way into the causes of the blaze at around 6am on the morning of Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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00:00 George Collinson is the owner of some of the lofts down here. How long have you been on

00:04 the site George? 1965. And has that been pigeons all the time? Pigeons yes. So what's happened

00:10 this morning? Like I say it was about 10 to 6, somebody was bringing on the door, down

00:16 the house, one of the lads off the corporation garden, across the road, he told us that the

00:22 lofts was a light and he had all come up, fire engines already, but the lofts was gone.

00:29 So totally gone. And how many lofts have you lost? 6 or 7. And how many birds? 160. And

00:38 how do you feel about anybody who could do something like this? I would shot them if

00:41 I could.

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