Several larger and smaller apes, led new year’s eve, a tragic death when a fire broke out in abehuset in the zoo in the German city of Krefeld, northwest of Dusseldorf.
A woman and her two adult daughters have now reported themselves to the police, because they fear to have started the fire, writes several German media, among others Bild.
The three women acknowledge how the new year’s eve sent five so-called himmellanterner, which subsequently started the fire, assesses the German authorities in due Bild.
the Spokesperson of the police, Gerd Hoppmann, viewer here the remains of one of the himmellanterner, who helped to put the fire on abehuset. Photo: EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH
Himmellanterner is made of paper or thin cloth, which is put a candle, which gets the bulb to light. Good enough is the lamps, a beautiful sight, but they can also be quite dangerous, and because of the fire hazard they have been banned in Germany since 2009.
The German media informs that in the vicinity of the fire have found the remains of himmellanterner, which is handwritten messages.
the Ink can be attached to the women.
Witnesses have to the police explained that they ulykkesnatten saw something that reminded of the burning torches land on abehusets tag.
Grieving the guests have left flowers, remembrance and candles for the dead monkeys. Photo: Marcel Kusch/dpa
At a press conference held today – Thursday – has a press spokesman for the police, Gerd Hoppmann, explained that the women did not know it was forbidden to offer up himmellanternerne, which they had purchased on the internet.
– They appear very responsible, added the spokesperson.
Abehuset in the Krefelder Zoo burned out completely, and over 30 animals lost their lives. Among them five urangutans, two fladlandsgorillaer, a chimpanzee, as well as a number of smaller monkeys. Only two animals survived the 40-year-old huncimpase Bally as well as her descendant, Limbo survived.
the beasts had sought refuge in a fodertunnel of concrete, and they escaped with light burns.
Such took it out on evening 1. January in Kreefelder Zoo. Photo: Alexander Forstreuter/dpa
in addition to the monkeys there were also birds and flying dogs at the now ruined house.
the Police technicians have determined that the fire broke out on the roof of the abehuset, from where it spread rapidly. Something dry foliage and twigs on the roof may have played an accelerating role in relation to the fire’s rapid spread.
the Monkeys died of røgforgiftning.
Dødsbranden has resulted in a large attendance of mourners, who have chosen to lay the road past the zoo.
Many have brought flowers, stofdyr candles as well as hand-written tribute.
Orangutan mother Lea with the pup Suria died both by fire on new year’s eve. The picture is december 2017. Photo: dpa/Roland Weihrauch
