'Our African Safari Wildlife Park team is devastated by the loss of animals housed in a barn destroyed by fire that was discovered early Thanksgiving evening,” the park said.
Port Clinton News HeraldTen animals were reported dead in a barn fire that started early Thanksgiving evening at African Safari Wildlife Park.DANBURY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Ten animals were killed on Thanksgiving evening in a barn fire at an Ohio wildfire park, officials said.
Three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok where listed as the animals who died, according to Holly Hunt, a co-owner of African Safari Wildlife Park."Our African Safari Wildlife Park team is devastated by the loss of animals housed in a barn destroyed by fire that was discovered early Thanksgiving evening," the Facebook post said.
Dispatchers from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office told the News Herald Thursday the fire was reported by citizens and that Danbury Township Fire Department, Port Clinton Fire Department and Catawba Fire provided mutual aid.The amusement park offers drive an drive-through tours of the safari with animals such as giraffes, elk, camels and zebras, with walk-through tours and educational feedings of animals such as porcupine, kangaroo, tortoise, and gibbons.
An estimated 150,000 people come to the 100-acre park annually, making it one of the largest attractions in the area, according to park officials. African Safari Wildlife Park had been planning a special discount admission for Black Friday and was scheduled to close for the season on Sunday.
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