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A large fire at London Zoo killed an aardvark and four meerkats on Saturday, while several staff were treated for smoke inhalation. The zoo, which attracts 1.2 million visitors a year, was closed following the pre-dawn blaze but said it would reopen again on Sunday.
It took 72 firefighters more than three hours to bring the fire under control, after it broke out in the Animal Adventure cafe and spread quickly to an adjacent shop. "Sadly our vets have confirmed the death of our nine-year-old aardvark, Misha. There are also four meerkats still unaccounted for, but we are now presuming these have also died," a statement from the zoo said.
It said keepers living at the zoo in Regent's Park had responded quickly to the fire, which began shortly after 6:00 am (0600 GMT), and some staff had required medical attention. The London Ambulance Service said it had treated eight patients at the scene, six for smoke inhalation and two for minor injuries.
One of these, a firefighter who suffered a minor wrist injury, was taken to hospital as a precaution, the London Fire Brigade said. "We have keepers living on site and they, along with our security team, responded incredibly quickly to move animals to safe locations within their enclosures," the zoo said.

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