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    10,000 fish killed in pollution incident

    Image: @EnvAgencySW, Twitter

    It happened on the River Mole near South Molton

    A formal investigation is underway after the pollution incident. 

    The Environment Agency says the pollutant has been identified as anaerobic digestate.

    A 5 kilometer stretch of the the river was impacted and they've calculated that 10,000 fish died. 

    They say they can't share any further details at this time. 

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