British zoo fire prompts evacuation of visitors

British zoo fire prompts evacuation of visitors | iNFOnews.ca
Firefighters at Chester Zoo after a fire broke out in the Monsoon Forest habitat area of the zoo, in Chester, England, Saturday Dec. 15, 2018. The fire forced keepers to evacuate visitors and move animals away from the fire, with winds fanning flames in the inflatable roof of the building.(Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

LONDON – A British zoo says a fire has broken out at one of its enclosures and that visitors are being evacuated.

Chester Zoo has tweeted Saturday that its teams are working to move all animals away from the blaze, which firefighters are working to extinguish.

Images of the zoo on the BBC showed thick black smoke and flames shooting out from a structure with a rounded roof.

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