'You saved 1,368 lives today': Firefighters cool down stranded load of piglets on Kansas highway

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A tractor-trailer that was hauling pigs broke down, leaving the animals stuck in the sweltering heat.

Firefighters in Overland Park, Kansas, cooled down a group of stranded piglets on U.S. Highway 69 on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

One of the piglets expressed gratitude to the firefighters after the cool-down, while the animals waited for another trailer to transport them to Iowa.According to firefighters, the driver exclaimed from the scene, "You saved 1,368 lives today!". A few strong to severe storms are expected, the NWS said. Possible hazards include damaging winds and quarter-sized hail.

 

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