A fire at a Hutterite colony north of Winnipeg killed more than 8,000 hogs April 2 and destroyed a hog barn valued at $6.5 million.
The Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner investigated and concluded an overheated light fixture caused the fire at the Netley Hutterite colony.
Volunteer firefighters from the nearby village of Clandeboye could not stop the blaze, but were able to prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings on the colony.
The RCMP said inventory records indicate 8,071 hogs died in the fire.
