40,000 killer bees and an electrified fence make a house fire very interesting. Watch the video from St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Firefighters in St. Petersburg, Florida had more than their share of obstacles at a house fire on Tuesday. One problem was a fence that had become electrified by a downed power line. Then there was the issue of the killer bees. Read more from the St. Petersburg Times. Here’s a summary from the AP:
Tampa Bay-area fighters not only had to fight fire – they had to battle 40,000 bees, too.
The Africanized bees lived in an 8-foot-tall hive in front of 66-year-old Robert Porter’s St. Petersburg home. Porter had ignored the bees for years.
Firefighters couldn’t ignore the bees Tuesday when Porter’s back porch caught fire. As the flames spread through the small house, the bees burst from their hive and tried to gather up their honey.
St. Petersburg Fire Rescue Capt. Bernie Williams ordered firefighters with bee allergies to get back from the blaze. A beekeeper was called to spray pesticide and remove the burned beehive.
Rodney Tyoe, a retired firefighter and beekeeper, gets the job of handling 40,000 killer bees. Picture by Cherie Diez, St. Petersburg Times. Click here and scroll down for more pictures.
