Jan. 27 (UPI) — Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies rescued circus animals, including zebras and camels, Saturday when a tractor-trailer hauling them caught fire while traveling on an Indiana highway.
Traffic on northbound Interstate 69 near Marion, Ind., was blocked when the vehicle hauling the animals caught fire at 2 a.m., according to the Grant County, Ind., Sheriff’s Department.
Officials said Indiana State Trooper Edward Titus and Grant County Deputy Joshua Kennedy entered the trailer and were able to rescue the animals.
The pair along with a worker for the Shrine Circus in Fort Wayne, Ind., rescued five zebras, four camels and a miniature horse from the trailer.
“Additional officers on the scene were able to secure all the animals until other trucks from the Shrine Circus arrived,” the sheriff’s department said.
