Animal missing after hearth at London Zoo

An animal is missing after a fireplace broke out at the London Zoo this morning. 

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The Zoo confirmed an aardvark is unaccounted for following the blaze which started approach the camel enclosure and unfold to an adjoining store.

Ten hearth engines and spherical 70 firefighters were known as almost today after 6am to studies of a fireplace in the Animal Poke allotment of the Zoo.

A preference of zoo workers were handled at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock whereas animals were moved away to security.

It is miles now not but determined how the fire started.

Pictures on Twitter showed smoke billowing from the constructing as firefighters labored at the scene.

The London Fire Brigade acknowledged they’d remain at the scene for the the relaxation of the morning to ‘damp down’ the fire.

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In a press free up, the London Zoo acknowledged: ‘ZSL London Zoo can verify that at roughly 6am on Saturday 23 December a fireplace broke out in the Animal Poke allotment of the Zoo, and unfold to an adjoining store.

‘Responsibility workers that dwell on situation at the zoo were on the scene today, and started transferring animals to security.

‘The London Fire Brigade were on the scene within minutes and the fire was once introduced below administration by 9:16am.

‘A preference of zoo workers had been handled at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock.

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‘Our workers are now in the strategy of assessing the put in hard prerequisites. At most modern one aardvark is currently unaccounted for.

‘We are immensely grateful to the fire brigade, who reacted rapidly to the put to bring the fire below administration.

‘The zoo will remain closed till extra behold, and we can work carefully with hearth investigators to resolve the motive for the incident.’

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