Post by superck on Mar 11, 2008 18:39:32 GMT -5
This is so sad......
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Nearly 50 animals die in Marengo zoo barn fire
March 10, 2008
Sun-Times News Group
MARENGO -- Between 45 and 50 animals perished Monday morning in a zoo barn fire.
Several fire departments, including Marengo, Harvard, Woodstock, Boone County, Crystal Lake and Huntley, responded to the blaze at A Zoo To You, 911 N. Illinois 23, Marengo, about 6:42 a.m., according to a release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the barn, the release said, but between 45 and 50 domesticated animals died in the fire. The animals included chicks, piglets, lambs and baby goats, the release said.
The dollar estimate of the loss is yet to be determined and the cause remains under investigation as of late this morning.
A Zoo To You provides a mobile petting zoo, pony rides and other services for carnivals, festivals and other special events.
tinyurl.com/34dq27
Nearly 50 animals die in Marengo zoo barn fire
March 10, 2008
Sun-Times News Group
MARENGO -- Between 45 and 50 animals perished Monday morning in a zoo barn fire.
Several fire departments, including Marengo, Harvard, Woodstock, Boone County, Crystal Lake and Huntley, responded to the blaze at A Zoo To You, 911 N. Illinois 23, Marengo, about 6:42 a.m., according to a release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the barn, the release said, but between 45 and 50 domesticated animals died in the fire. The animals included chicks, piglets, lambs and baby goats, the release said.
The dollar estimate of the loss is yet to be determined and the cause remains under investigation as of late this morning.
A Zoo To You provides a mobile petting zoo, pony rides and other services for carnivals, festivals and other special events.