{"id":4243,"date":"2026-06-11T18:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4243"},"modified":"2026-06-11T18:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:01:29","slug":"fire-destroys-mini-zoo-killing-all-animals-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4243","title":{"rendered":"Fire destroys mini-zoo, killing all animals inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4242\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/489bc0e1417d007c3d305f82f711d276.webp\" width=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/489bc0e1417d007c3d305f82f711d276.webp 764w, https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/489bc0e1417d007c3d305f82f711d276-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/figure>\n <span>article<\/span><\/div> <div><div><p><span>A fire swept through The Jungle Box, a mini-zoo and children&#8217;s play center in England, killing all of the animals inside, officials said. (Credit: Ware Fire Station via Storyful)<\/span> <!-- --><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4240\">Lawsuit seeks to stop SpaceX land exchange near Texas wildlife refuge<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><\/div><\/div> <!-- --><\/div> <!-- --> <!-- --><p>A fire swept through a mini-zoo and children&#8217;s play center in Hertfordshire, England, early Wednesday, June 10, killing all the animals housed inside, according to officials.<\/p> <p>Dig deeper:<\/p> <!-- --><p>The Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to The Jungle Box in Buntingford at 3:19 a.m. Firefighters from the Buntingford and Ware stations responded and &#8220;worked hard to stop the fire spreading to other units on the site.&#8221;<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4236\">Twice-deported convicted child predator from Cuba arrested in Texas<\/a><\/p> <!-- --><div><\/div> <!-- --><p>What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p> <!-- --><p>Providing an update Wednesday afternoon, Assistant Chief Fire Officer Darren Cook said: &#8220;Sadly, we can confirm that a number of animals were inside the building at the time of the fire and did not survive. An investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.&#8221;<\/p> <!-- --><p>Video released by Ware Fire Station shows firefighters battling the blaze.<\/p> <!-- --><p>Big picture view:<\/p> <!-- --><p>According to BBC News, the attraction had recently opened an exotic pets section featuring meerkats, snakes, tortoises, iguanas, owls, and genets.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=4233\">Magnolia youth softball coach arrested for online solicitation of a minor<\/a><\/p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire swept through The Jungle Box, a mini-zoo and children&#8217;s play center in England, killing all of the animals inside, officials said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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