Thousands of visitors and animals were evacuated from Chester Zoo today after a huge fire broke out at the attraction in the north-west of England. He said: 'Having just been evacuated from the zoo I can confirm the fire looked to be contained and controlled. Chester Zoo said in a statement: 'Chester Zoo can confirm that the fire services are attending to a fire inside its Monsoon Forest habitat today. Another zoo visitor said: ''We were in the Monsoon enclosure when it happened and were rushed out due to an electrical fire. Chester Zoo has described the £40million attraction, which opened in 2015, as the 'largest indoor zoo exhibit in UK history'.

Source: Daily Mail December 15, 2018 12:19 UTC