Sharjah 24 – Reuters: A fire ripped through the monkey house at a German zoo on New Year's Eve, killing roughly 30 animals inside, the zoo said, on Wednesday.
Chimpanzees, orangutans, a gorilla, bats and birds were among the animals who died at Krefeld Zoo, near the Dutch border. Two chimpanzees, Bally and Limbo, survived, said zoo director Wolfgang Dressen who described the fire as "the hardest day the Krefeld Zoo has ever had". Police spokesman Gerd Hoppman said the cause was unknown but investigators were exploring the possibility it had been started by a Sky Lantern, adding they are forbidden in the region since 2009.
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