There91裸聊视频檚 much work to be done at Urban Safari Rescue Society in South Surrey after a Saturday morning fire destroyed its front room, killing approximately 60 animals.
91裸聊视频淲e lost all of the mammals 91裸聊视频� the sugar gliders, the guinea pigs, the skinny pigs (hairless Guinea pigs), the birds91裸聊视频� a lot of the reptiles 91裸聊视频� we lost frogs, some geckos, some snakes and all of the fish except some of the betas,91裸聊视频� said Pamala-Rose Combs, vice president on the rescue society91裸聊视频檚 board of directors.
Surrey Fire Service assistant chief of operations Greg McRobbie confirmed dispatch received a call about a possible structure fire at the society91裸聊视频檚 address, 1395 176 St., at 8:54 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 28) and noted 18 firefighters responded.
91裸聊视频淭hey made entry into the building and found light to moderate smoke conditions91裸聊视频� there was a small fire contained to a heating unit on one of the animal cages.91裸聊视频�
A power outage had happened the night before, Combs said, and when the power came back on, 91裸聊视频渋t came back with a surge that overpowered the surge protector that was powering a snake tank.91裸聊视频�
The front room houses a lot of smaller animals and species, such as bugs and spiders, so about 200 of the rescue91裸聊视频檚 approximately 325 animals were in the room that had the fire.
91裸聊视频淓verybody wants to know what happened to the cockroaches 91裸聊视频� the hissing Madagascar cockroaches,91裸聊视频� Combs noted.
91裸聊视频淥ne died out of 100 so they mostly made it.91裸聊视频�
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Right now, she and staff and volunteers are 91裸聊视频渇ocusing on what needs to be done91裸聊视频� and trying to set aside the sad aspects of the fire and its aftermath.
91裸聊视频淲hen we start to focus on the animals that didn91裸聊视频檛 make it and the animals that we may still lose and the amount of work that91裸聊视频檚 involved it can get a little overwhelming,91裸聊视频� she said Sunday.
91裸聊视频淭he risk we91裸聊视频檙e facing now is secondary respiratory infections.91裸聊视频�
Two separate veterinarians are visiting in the next few days to help assess and treat the remaining animals, all of whom have been moved to a different part of the rescue or temporarily fostered off-site.
91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e still in triage but coming out, I think.. we91裸聊视频檙e looking at the clean up 91裸聊视频� everything is covered with a thick layer of soot,91裸聊视频� Combs said.
91裸聊视频淲hen you start adding up the costs of everything 91裸聊视频� all the tanks, the furniture, new front door locks91裸聊视频� it91裸聊视频檚 just adding up. We don91裸聊视频檛 know how much insurance will cover. We91裸聊视频檙e hoping we91裸聊视频檒l hear from the (insurance) adjuster Monday or Tuesday.91裸聊视频�
In the meantime, they91裸聊视频檙e buying heaters to help keep all of the animals that were moved warm, as well as replacing every single power bar and electrical cord because they don91裸聊视频檛 know what was affected in the fire.
The room will need to be 91裸聊视频渃ompletely gutted91裸聊视频� with rewiring likely required as well, she said.
Even as they deal with the mess, there91裸聊视频檚 been 91裸聊视频渓ittle rays of hope.91裸聊视频�
They had thought the pixie frog was dead, but it turns out, he91裸聊视频檇 just stayed under water long enough to wait out the fire and smoky environment.
91裸聊视频淲e went in today to clean out his tank, thinking he was gone 91裸聊视频� and he moved!91裸聊视频� she said.
A small boa named Solo also made it, thanks to the fact he had just been switched to a tank that fell in the fire, breaking the top so he could escape.
91裸聊视频淗e lost an eye he may lose his other eye, but he91裸聊视频檚 alive and he seems to be doing well!91裸聊视频�
The91裸聊视频檙e hoping the mounting costs will be offset by a fundraiser, one that has been ongoing.
About $2,000 of the GoFundMe is current, but the bulk of it is from 2020 to some time last year, Combs said, noting she didn91裸聊视频檛 want to start a brand new account when one was already active.
Help is needed for cleanup efforts, an they91裸聊视频檙e trying to keep everyone as updated as possible through the society91裸聊视频檚 Facebook site.
91裸聊视频淥ne of the heart warming moments in all this heartbreak is the sheer volume of support coming form the public,91裸聊视频� Combs said.
91裸聊视频淭o see it and to see all the people showing up here to help91裸聊视频� knowing we still mean something to the community and that they still care about us 91裸聊视频� it means so much in all of this.91裸聊视频�
tricia.weel@peacearchnews.com
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