PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The African Safari Wildlife Park team in Ottawa County is devastated after 10 animals were killed due to a barn fire that erupted Thursday evening. It had been years since I visited African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, and it was exactly what I needed last week to ease the stress of my chaotic world. The cause of a fire that killed 10 animals Thursday at the African Safari Wildlife Park in northern Ohio has not yet been determined, officials say. “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.”The amusement park offers drive drive-through tours of the safari featuring animals such as giraffes, elk, camels and zebras, with walk-through tours and educational feedings of animals including porcupine, kangaroo, tortoise, and gibbons.In its 51st season, the safari park has rare creatures such as white bison and albino alligators.Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the park features a total of more than 50 species of animals during the peak summer tourism season.An estimated 150,000 people come to the 100-acre park annually, making it one of the largest attractions in the area, according to park officials.African Safari Wildlife Park had been planning a special discount admission for Black Friday and was scheduled to close for the season on Sunday.© 2020 www.portclintonnewsherald.com. Hunt said park staff were there Friday to care for the more than 400 other animals at the park.“The staff today are working to care for the animals frightened by the fire and caring for each other,” she said. All rights reserved. “Our African Safari Wildlife Park team is devastated by the loss of animals housed in a barn destroyed by fire that was discovered early Thanksgiving evening,” the park’s Facebook post said. PORT CLINTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Investigators with the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Bureau announced Wednesday the cause of the fire at the African Safari Wildlife Park is “undetermined", due to the extensive damage to the barn.Investigators added there is no indication of criminal activity and they could not determine if a power outage the day before had anything to do with the fire.A total of 10 animals were in the barn that caught fire at 6:16 p.m. on Nov. 28.Three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok were killed.“The post-fire condition of the building prevented the ability to determine an exact cause of the fire,” said Investigator Frank Reitmeier. Authorities say a barn used for overnight care of animals at African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, is a total loss after a fire Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. DANBURY TOWNSHIP - Authorities are investigating a No evidence of criminal activity has been found related to the fire, according to Frank Reitmeier, an investigator with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the cause has not yet been determined.Danbury Township Fire Chief Keith Kahler and three investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office spent much of the daylight hours Friday at the scene of the fire.According to park officials, no staff were injured during the fire but three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok died, according to Holly Hunt, co-owner of the African Safari Wildlife Park, 267 S. Lightner Rd., Port Clinton.Hunt described the loss as “devastating” on Friday afternoon and said the animals are like family to their entire team at the park. The Danbury Township Police confirmed to PEOPLE that firefighters responded to the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, after reports of a fire … The African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton is mourning the loss of 10 animals after their barn went up in flames on Thanksgiving night. https://bit.ly/2OUwWtdAn African Safari Wildlife Park official said the park will remain closed through the winter.Julia is the dayside assignment manager and a digital content producer.Please contact the East Cleveland Detective Bureau at (216)-681-2162 or Crime Stoppers at (216)-252-7643 with any information regarding this shooting.This statement came after an offensive message was painted on the KSU rock, December 4, 2019 at 2:55 PM EST - Updated December 4 at 2:55 PM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. "Our African Safari Wildlife Park team is devastated by the loss of animals housed in a barn destroyed by fire that was discovered early Thanksgiving evening," the park wrote in …
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The African Safari Wildlife Park team in Ottawa County is devastated after 10 animals were killed due to a barn fire that erupted Thursday evening. It had been years since I visited African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, and it was exactly what I needed last week to ease the stress of my chaotic world. The cause of a fire that killed 10 animals Thursday at the African Safari Wildlife Park in northern Ohio has not yet been determined, officials say. “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.”The amusement park offers drive drive-through tours of the safari featuring animals such as giraffes, elk, camels and zebras, with walk-through tours and educational feedings of animals including porcupine, kangaroo, tortoise, and gibbons.In its 51st season, the safari park has rare creatures such as white bison and albino alligators.Accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the park features a total of more than 50 species of animals during the peak summer tourism season.An estimated 150,000 people come to the 100-acre park annually, making it one of the largest attractions in the area, according to park officials.African Safari Wildlife Park had been planning a special discount admission for Black Friday and was scheduled to close for the season on Sunday.© 2020 www.portclintonnewsherald.com. Hunt said park staff were there Friday to care for the more than 400 other animals at the park.“The staff today are working to care for the animals frightened by the fire and caring for each other,” she said. All rights reserved. “Our African Safari Wildlife Park team is devastated by the loss of animals housed in a barn destroyed by fire that was discovered early Thanksgiving evening,” the park’s Facebook post said. PORT CLINTON, Ohio (WOIO) - Investigators with the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Bureau announced Wednesday the cause of the fire at the African Safari Wildlife Park is “undetermined", due to the extensive damage to the barn.Investigators added there is no indication of criminal activity and they could not determine if a power outage the day before had anything to do with the fire.A total of 10 animals were in the barn that caught fire at 6:16 p.m. on Nov. 28.Three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok were killed.“The post-fire condition of the building prevented the ability to determine an exact cause of the fire,” said Investigator Frank Reitmeier. Authorities say a barn used for overnight care of animals at African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, is a total loss after a fire Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019. DANBURY TOWNSHIP - Authorities are investigating a No evidence of criminal activity has been found related to the fire, according to Frank Reitmeier, an investigator with the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the cause has not yet been determined.Danbury Township Fire Chief Keith Kahler and three investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office spent much of the daylight hours Friday at the scene of the fire.According to park officials, no staff were injured during the fire but three giraffes, three red river hogs, three bongos and a springbok died, according to Holly Hunt, co-owner of the African Safari Wildlife Park, 267 S. Lightner Rd., Port Clinton.Hunt described the loss as “devastating” on Friday afternoon and said the animals are like family to their entire team at the park. The Danbury Township Police confirmed to PEOPLE that firefighters responded to the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton, Ohio, after reports of a fire … The African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton is mourning the loss of 10 animals after their barn went up in flames on Thanksgiving night. https://bit.ly/2OUwWtdAn African Safari Wildlife Park official said the park will remain closed through the winter.Julia is the dayside assignment manager and a digital content producer.Please contact the East Cleveland Detective Bureau at (216)-681-2162 or Crime Stoppers at (216)-252-7643 with any information regarding this shooting.This statement came after an offensive message was painted on the KSU rock, December 4, 2019 at 2:55 PM EST - Updated December 4 at 2:55 PM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. "Our African Safari Wildlife Park team is devastated by the loss of animals housed in a barn destroyed by fire that was discovered early Thanksgiving evening," the park wrote in …