Fire rips through children’s mini zoo killing every animal inside
11-06-2026 12:11 via metro.co.uk

Fire rips through children’s mini zoo killing every animal inside

The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday (Picture:Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service)All the animals at a zoo in Hertfordshire have been killed after a blaze ripped through the building.Fire crews descended on the Jungle Box children’s soft play centre and mini zoo in Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford after a ‘significant fire’ was reported around 3.19am on Wednesday.Meerkats, owls, genets, iguanas and giant tortoises were all caught up in the blaze, as w
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