Animals rescued as pet store catches fire

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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Tagged as: Animals, Birds, Chipmunks, Evacuation, Firefighters, Parrots, Pet Stores, Pets, Rare Reptiles, Rats, Reptiles & Amphibians, Southern Aquatics and Pets, Tropical Fish

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