All animals die in fire at UK zoo fire

Ebun Emmanuel – June 11, 2026

All of animals housed in a children’s mini zoo in the United Kingdom have d!ed in a large fire

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to The Jungle Box on the Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford at around 3.20am on Wednesday.

Tragically, the fire service revealed that the soft play centre housed a number of small animals, none of which survived.

The Jungle Box, which opened in June last year, recently unveiled an exotic pets area that was home to meerkats, snakes, giant tortoises, iguanas, owls and genets.

Shocking images of the inferno shared online by the fire service showed the widespread devastation caused by the blaze.

An investigation into what caused the tragedy is underway, the fire service said.

Assistant chief fire officer Darren Cook said: ‘Crews worked hard to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading to neighbouring units.