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10,000 fish killed in pollution incident

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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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