Fire at Indy Zoo closes part of exhibit

November 11, 2007 08:01 pm

— The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — A fire at the Indianapolis Zoo has killed several small animals and closed part of an exhibit.
The zoo says the fire in the Critter Corner building of its Encounters area began before 4:30 a.m. Saturday.
Sprinklers extinguished the fire in 35 minutes but not before it killed three turtles, two birds, an armadillo, a snake and other animals. Some birds, reptiles, and rodents are being treated at the zoo’s hospital.
The zoo says Critter Corner will be closed until further notice but the rest of the zoo is operating normally.
It’s the second Indiana zoo fire this month. An African lion exhibit being built at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo caught fire Nov. 2. No injuries were reported.