Zebras, camels, and a mini horse rescued from a truck fire
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After being rescued, the furry crew was on the side of the highway, happily munching on grass while awaiting a backup truck.
A gang of five zebras, four camels, and a mini horse made headlines after their ride caught fire this weekend.
A trooper's Saturday patrol turned into a circus rescue mission when he saw a semi-truck engulfed in flames that was carrying wild performers.
Upon approaching the truck, he realized that the driver, 57-year-old Armando C. Alvarez from Sarasota, Florida, had safely exited the vehicle, but the furry friends needed to be rescued. The trooper, a Sheriff's deputy, and the Shrine Circus employee quickly ran into action to lead them off the smoked-fille trailer.
After the rescue mission, the officers took to social media to ensured the public that all the animals were safe.
“Thanks to the swift response of multiple agencies, all animals were successfully rescued. Gratitude to our first responders for their heroic efforts,” the Grant County Sheriff's Office said on a Facebook post, with images of the camels and zebras just roaming around the highway with no care in the world.
