Leapin' Lizards: Fire breaks out at Oklahoma City reptile breeding company
Several reptiles were rescued early Friday morning by fire crews in northwest Oklahoma City.
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Updated: 8:52 AM CDT Mar 21, 2025
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SCENE AND BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION AS IT COMES IN. ALSO BREAKING HERE FROM OVERNIGHT PYTHONS RESCUED FROM FLAMES. OKC FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDING TO A REPTILE BREEDING COMPANY. INCREDIBLE VIDEO THERE LOOK LIKE AN ALLIGATOR BEING PULLED FROM THE THE FIRE THERE. THIS IS NEAR 1/22 IN MACARTHUR ABOUT 1:00 THIS MORNING. KOCO AUDREY GOODSON JOINING US LIVE NOW WITH WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. AUDREY. THIS IS THE SCENE. FIREFIGHTERS ARE NOT USED TO SEEING EVERY DAY. THAT’S RIGHT. YOU DEFINITELY DON’T SEE THIS ONE EVERY DAY. THIS BUILDING THAT’S BEHIND ME HERE, THIS BUILDING HOUSES REPTILES. AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND 1:00 THIS MORNING. WHEN WE ARRIVED ON SCENE, THAT HEAVY SMOKE CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. NOW, JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM OUR KOCO CREWS THAT WERE ON SCENE. YOU CAN SEE FIREFIGHTERS RESCUING DIFFERENT TYPES OF REPTILES LIKE PYTHONS AND BOA CONSTRICTORS. WHEN THEY GOT TO THE SCENE, CREWS SAY THEY JUMPED INTO ACTION TO TRY AND SAVE THESE REPTILES. THEY SAY RIGHT NOW THEY’RE UNSURE IF ANY WERE HURT, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. WE’RE GOING TO BE CHECKING IN WITH OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE CREWS ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. SO MAKE SURE YOU’RE STICKING
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Leapin' Lizards: Fire breaks out at Oklahoma City reptile breeding company
Several reptiles were rescued early Friday morning by fire crews in northwest Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City fire crews are investigating what led to a fire at a reptile breeding business in northwest Oklahoma City early Friday. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelFirefighters were called to the business around 1 a.m. near Northwest 122nd Street and MacArthur Boulevard. Crews were able to rescue different types of reptiles, including pythons and boa constrictors and large lizards.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Fire investigators are looking into what started the fire.Officials said they didn't know if any of the animals were hurt, but there were no reported injuries to firefighters or anyone at the scene.Top HeadlinesMariah Carey didn’t steal ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ from other writers, a judge saysMoore police involved in shooting, 3 hospitalized, including suspectOklahoma bill to allow teachers to use sick leave with maternity leaveLondon’s Heathrow Airport closes after fire causes power outage, disrupts travelFamily seeks answers after fire kills college student on I-35
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Oklahoma City fire crews are investigating what led to a fire at a reptile breeding business in northwest Oklahoma City early Friday.
