German zoo fire kills more than 30 animals, including gorillas Jan. 1:52
A fire broke out in a zoo in northwestern Germany on January 1, killing more than 30 orangutans and gorillas. Local law enforcement officials are investigating a lantern that has been thrown into the sky to celebrate the New Year's holiday and have set off a fire.
A fire broke out at a zoo in Krefeld, a town in northwestern Germany, and a monkey's facility was completely destroyed. More than 30 dead orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees have been killed in the fire.
The zoo director told a news conference, "It's a very sad day, one of the worst days in zoo history. Animals at risk of extinction are tragic and tragic."
Local law enforcement officials have heard from three women in their 30s and 60s, a family of women in their 30s and 60s, who believe that a paper lantern that lit a candle or the like and lit it into the sky started falling and ignited. about it.
Germany is known for celebrating the New Year's holiday by launching fireworks in various places on the night of the night, but the use of lanterns is prohibited.
It is said that they said they flew the lantern into the sky without knowing it was banned.
Two days before the zoo, photos and flowers of the animals that were killed were handed over, and many citizens were sad about breaking up with the animals.