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Mar 29, 2007 8:43 am US/Pacific
Hundreds of Bearded Dragon Lizards Die Chico Fire
(AP) CHICO About 180 bearded dragon lizards were killed after fire struck a company that breeds the reptiles for pet shops.
Chico police were called to Nature Zone headquarters early Wednesday to investigate an alarm, where they found a fire in its early stages.
About 1,000 of the lizards, usually called "beardies," survived. Those that were killed were larger, breeding animals that were kept near where the fire started.
Fire Inspector Marie Fickert said the cause of the fire, which caused about $12,000 in damage, was electrical. It likely was connected to eight-foot fluorescent lights and ultraviolet lamps set to timers in the nearly century-old building.
This is exactly the kind of business which should buy an extra level of safety with my power strips.
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