![]() ![]() The cause of the fire has not yet been determined. The fire was not fully contained Thursday night and firefighters were expected to continue battling the blaze overnight, Danbury Township Fire Chief Keith Kahler said. ![]() ![]() Some of the park's animals are usually housed in the heated barn during this time of the year. She said the facility had briefly lost power on Wednesday. Hunt said a caretaker initially spotted the fire Thursday following a power flicker in the property. 'We are grateful that our staff is safe and no one was injured, but the loss of the wildlife that we care for every day is tragic for our team members who love these animals,' park officials said in a statement posted on Facebook. Holly Hunt, the co-owner of park, told CNN there are 300 other animals in the park and all have been accounted for. A bongo is a large forest antelope and the springbok is a medium-sized, gazelle-like antelope. Three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok had been inside the barn before the fire, Officer Carolyn DeMore with the Danbury Township Police told reporters. ![]()
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