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Huge Fire at Chester Zoo – Zoo Closed

15th December 2018 @ 4:04pm – by Webteam
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We are sure that you will have heard the breaking news of the huge fire which took place at Chester Zoo around lunchtime and which took 15 crews to get under control.

In case you have a planned visit, then it might be worth checking their Website before you set off.

The Zoo has been evacuated, is currently closed and tonight's 'Lanterns' event is cancelled.

The Chief Fire Officer at Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: 'Fabulous multi agency effort to bring fire under control at Chester Zoo. Excellent work from Chester Zoo staff too.

'Very complex incident – well managed. As a result all the orangutans were saved and most of the building'

This information is currently displayed on their Website

We can confirm fire services are attending a fire at our Monsoon Forest habitat.

Visitors were evacuated.

The zoo's team worked with emergency services to bring the situation under control.

We are assessing the area and will update with info as we have it.

The zoo remains closed

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