Fire that Killed 75 Animals at Alabama Petting Zoo Under Investigation May 5, 2021
Investigators continue to seek the cause of a fire that destroyed an Alabama petting zoo barn and killed roughly 75 animals.
Park Supervisor Christina Richardson tells The Gadsden Times that Noccalula Falls Park remained closed Monday, partly because of stormy weather, but will reopen by the end of the week.
The Sunday blaze killed birds, turtles, a tortoise, a lemur, baby alligators, snakes, guinea pigs and others housed in the Gadsden city park barn. Animals that lived outside weren’t harmed.
Fire Marshal Jason Talton said determining a cause will be difficult because so much of the structure burned away, but said investigators have seen nothing suspicious so far.
Noccalula Falls Park remained closed Monday largely because of the weather but is expected to reopen by the end of the week, Park Supervisor Christina Richardson said, after a fire Sunday destroyed the petting zoo barn in the park s animal habitat.
The fire killed roughly 75 animals birds, turtles, a tortoise, a lemur, baby alligators, snakes, guinea pigs and others all that were housed in the barn. Other animals in outdoor enclosures or pastures were not harmed in the blaze.
Gadsden Fire Chief Wil Reed on Monday morning said the fire marshal s report from the investigation into the fire s cause isn t in yet.
Cause sought in fire that killed Alabama petting zoo animals
May 3, 2021 GMT
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) Investigators continue to seek the cause of a fire that destroyed an Alabama petting zoo barn and killed roughly 75 animals.
Park Supervisor Christina Richardson tells The Gadsden Times that Noccalula Falls Park remained closed Monday, partly because of stormy weather, but will reopen by the end of the week.
The Sunday blaze killed birds, turtles, a tortoise, a lemur, baby alligators, snakes, guinea pigs and others housed in the Gadsden city park barn. Animals that lived outside weren’t harmed.
Fire Marshal Jason Talton said determining a cause will be difficult because so much of the structure burned away, but said investigators have seen nothing suspicious so far.
Fire at petting zoo at Noccalula Falls Park, dozens of animals killed Noccalula Falls Park fire (Source: City of Gadsden) By WBRC Staff | May 2, 2021 at 12:28 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 11:44 AM
GADSDEN, Ala. (WBRC) - The City of Gadsden released a statement saying the petting zoo at Noccalula Falls Park suffered significant damage during an early-morning fire on Sunday and the park is closed until further notice.
Gadsden Fire Chief Wil Reed said a fire was reported at the park by a passerby around 5:45 a.m., and responding firefighters found the petting zoo/barn fully engulfed.
According to Gadsden Times, Falls Park Supervisor Christina Richardson said roughly 75 animals that were inside the barn died in the fire. Among them were birds, baby alligators, a tortoise, 10 turtles and 20 to 25 guinea pigs.
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