Animals killed after devastating fire at jungle-themed soft play centre

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A devastating fire has killed all of the exotic animals housed at The Jungle Box, a jungle-themed soft play centre located on the Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford, Hertfordshire.Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to the blaze at approximately 3:20am, discovering that none of the small creatures inside had survived.The venue, which welcomed its first visitors in June of last year, had recently launched an exotic pets section featuring meerkats, snakes, tortoises, iguanas, owls and genets.The fire service confirmed that no humans were harmed, as the premises were unoccupied when flames broke out.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say At the height of the incident, firefighters deployed 10 engines alongside an aerial ladder platform to tackle the blaze.Assistant Chief Fire Officer Darren Cook said: "Crews worked hard to contain the fire and prevent it spreading to neighbouring units."I'd like to thank all crews for their professionalism and hard work, and fire control...

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