There香蕉视频直播檚 much work to be done at Urban Safari Rescue Society in South Surrey after a Saturday morning fire destroyed its front room, killing approximately 60 animals.
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Surrey Fire Service assistant chief of operations Greg McRobbie confirmed dispatch received a call about a possible structure fire at the society香蕉视频直播檚 address, 1395 176 St., at 8:54 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 28) and noted 18 firefighters responded.
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A power outage had happened the night before, Combs said, and when the power came back on, 香蕉视频直播渋t came back with a surge that overpowered the surge protector that was powering a snake tank.香蕉视频直播�
The front room houses a lot of smaller animals and species, such as bugs and spiders, so about 200 of the rescue香蕉视频直播檚 approximately 325 animals were in the room that had the fire.
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Right now, she and staff and volunteers are 香蕉视频直播渇ocusing on what needs to be done香蕉视频直播� and trying to set aside the sad aspects of the fire and its aftermath.
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Two separate veterinarians are visiting in the next few days to help assess and treat the remaining animals, all of whom have been moved to a different part of the rescue or temporarily fostered off-site.
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In the meantime, they香蕉视频直播檙e buying heaters to help keep all of the animals that were moved warm, as well as replacing every single power bar and electrical cord because they don香蕉视频直播檛 know what was affected in the fire.
The room will need to be 香蕉视频直播渃ompletely gutted香蕉视频直播� with rewiring likely required as well, she said.
Even as they deal with the mess, there香蕉视频直播檚 been 香蕉视频直播渓ittle rays of hope.香蕉视频直播�
They had thought the pixie frog was dead, but it turns out, he香蕉视频直播檇 just stayed under water long enough to wait out the fire and smoky environment.
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A small boa named Solo also made it, thanks to the fact he had just been switched to a tank that fell in the fire, breaking the top so he could escape.
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The香蕉视频直播檙e hoping the mounting costs will be offset by a fundraiser, one that has been ongoing.
About $2,000 of the GoFundMe is current, but the bulk of it is from 2020 to some time last year, Combs said, noting she didn香蕉视频直播檛 want to start a brand new account when one was already active.
Help is needed for cleanup efforts, an they香蕉视频直播檙e trying to keep everyone as updated as possible through the society香蕉视频直播檚 Facebook site.
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