In Belgorod region, six zebras died in a zoo fire
In Belgorod region there was a fire on the territory of the zoo in the farm Chumaki, during which six zebras died. This is reported on January 11 in the Telegram-channel of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
The fire engulfed a frame tent room on the territory of the zoo.
The fire was localized at 60 square meters. m. 14 specialists and three units of equipment were involved in the work. The cause of the emergency is established by the inquirers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.
Before that, on January 4, in the north-west of Dallas in the United States 579 animals died in a pet store in a fire in a shopping center. It is specified that the dead were kept in an exotic pet store. Also on January 9, NBC News reported that a turtle named TipTow, who weighs 79 kg, escaped from a fire in Palisades, California.