Exotic Incident #1049

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Vallejo, CA - USA

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05/09/2007

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Summary:

A 2-year-old male giraffe, Makonnen, died in a barn fire at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. He was inside his stall for the night, which did not have access to an outside yard. Fortunately, two female giraffes were able to escape the fire to the adjacent corral and survive unharmed. Fire officials later determined that the fire resulted from a malfunctioning electrical outlet.