10 animals were killed in a fire at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Ohio
Source: CNN
10 animals were killed in a fire at the African Safari Wildlife Park in Ohio
By Nicole Chavez and Alta Spells, CNN
Updated 0346 GMT (1146 HKT) November 29, 2019
(CNN) Ten animals were killed when a fire broke out Thursday at the African Safari Wildlife Park in northern Ohio, Danbury Township police said.
Firefighters were called to the Port Clinton park at 6:15 p.m. after reports of a fire at a barn housing animals, the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office and park officials said.
Three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok had been inside the barn before the fire, Officer Carolyn DeMore with the Danbury Township Police told reporters. A bongo is a large forest antelope and the springbok is a medium-sized, gazelle-like antelope.
Holly Hunt, the co-owner of park, told CNN there are 300 other animals in the park and all have been accounted for.
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At least one giraffe was seen running away from the fire at the African Safari Wildlife Park on Thursday.