Hundreds of wild animals are at risk as the Bridge Fire increased by more than 13,000 acres overnight on Wednesday.
A wildfire in southern California has put an exotic animal sanctuary in Phelan at risk, as well as all its inhabitants, which include a lion, tigers, bears and venomous snakes, among other species.The Bridge Fire ignited near the Angeles National Forest on Sunday and has since grown to more than 51,000 acres. As of Thursday morning, it was zero percent contained.
They are all rescue animals, which the sanctuary acquired from illegal owners, magic shows, roadside zoos or other operations nationwide.The sanctuary has never been ordered to evacuate its animals, although a wildfire in 2016 got close to the property. At that time, firefighters set up at the sanctuary to defend it from the flames, Almquist said.Smoke and ash are the biggest threats to the sanctuary, Almquist said.'We don't want any animals to inhale any of that,' she said.
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