SCORES of rare reptiles had a lucky escape after a fire forced the evacuation of a Poole pet store.
The blaze, which filled Southern Aquatics and Pets with thick, black smoke, broke out in a tropical fish chiller unit yesterday morning.
Firefighters, well drilled in pulling people to safety from burning buildings, found themselves rescuing a selection of parrots, rats and chipmunks instead.
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