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| Animals escape injury in zoo fire | Animals escape injury in zoo fire |
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| A fire has destroyed the Mountain tea house at Belfast Zoo in the north of the city. | A fire has destroyed the Mountain tea house at Belfast Zoo in the north of the city. |
| None of the animals were injured in the blaze. Intruder and fire alarms were set off at the cafe in north Belfast shortly after midnight on Tuesday. | |
| Firefighters were called to the scene at Bellevue. They are still working to establish the cause of the blaze. | |
| Zoo spokeswoman Joy Bond said the zoo will be open to the public but the area around the blaze remains cordoned off. | |
| "The tea house has been significantly damaged. There is very little of it left. We are pleased to say that our animals are okay," she said. | |
| "We do worry that fires may spread and may hurt some of our animals. But our animals are safe." |