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cbdo2007

(9,213 posts) Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:04 AM Apr 2014

Family's car bursts into flames in lion enclosure at Safari Park

By AOL Travel, Apr 19, 2014

A family was left in a terrifying predicament on an Easter holiday trip to Longleat Safari Park - after their car caught fire in the lion enclosure.

The car overheated at the Wiltshire attraction on Friday afternoon.

Thankfully, rangers managed to rescue a woman and two children before the entire car burst into flames.

Kevin Ashley, from Longleat Safari Park, told the BBC: "The lions were cleared from the enclosure and the safari park was closed."

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2014/04/19/car-bursts-into-flames-fire-lion-enclosure-longleat-safari-park/

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Family's car bursts into flames in lion enclosure at Safari Park (Original Post) cbdo2007 Apr 2014 OP

Jump out of the fire into the lion pit liberal N proud Apr 2014 #1

Now that's a "Sophie's Choice" hlthe2b Apr 2014 #3

Of all the places for your car to burst into flames... TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #2

Reminds me of Discount Lion Safari. QC Apr 2014 #4

"The lions were cleared from the enclosure" malthaussen Apr 2014 #5

gives new meaning to the term bbq dembotoz Apr 2014 #6

When I went to the Lion Country Safari exboyfil Apr 2014 #7

Those damned animals playing with matches again NV Whino Apr 2014 #8

liberal N proud

(60,338 posts)

1. Jump out of the fire into the lion pit

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:06 AM

Apr 2014

Burn or be eaten some hard choices to face.

But as my daughter says, at least you have a story to tell and surviving would be one hell of a story.

hlthe2b

(102,300 posts)

3. Now that's a "Sophie's Choice"

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:14 AM

Apr 2014

whew...

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. Of all the places for your car to burst into flames...

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:07 AM

Apr 2014

I hate when that happens.

QC

(26,371 posts)

4. Reminds me of Discount Lion Safari.

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:14 AM

Apr 2014

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)

5. "The lions were cleared from the enclosure"

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:27 AM

Apr 2014

Reminds me of "the monkeys still control the cabana." Dunno why.

-- Mal

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)

6. gives new meaning to the term bbq

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:31 AM

Apr 2014

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

7. When I went to the Lion Country Safari

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:37 AM

Apr 2014

in California as a kid during a school field trip, one of the lions jumped onto the hood of the bus. It made for a spectacular memory. Unfortunately they closed that facility. I went to it a couple of times with my parents. It was probably my favorite amusement in Southern California as a kid (and we are talking about a lot of great things).

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

8. Those damned animals playing with matches again

Reply to cbdo2007 (Original post)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 10:40 AM

Apr 2014

I bet they're lion about it, too.

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