Scotland zoo fire kills reptiles, otter

A fire has claimed the lives of reptiles, insects and a male otter at the Five Sisters Zoo in Scotland.

Officials said Sunday the blaze started in the zoo's tropical house and was fought by some 50 firefighters.

According to a member of the zoo’s staff "everything" in the reptile house had died but that some dwarf west African crocodiles housed next to the reptile house were saved.

There were no injuries to personnel or visitors in the early morning fire in Polbeth, a town about 20 kilometers south of Edinburgh.
Police said the cause of the blaze is unknown and that an investigation has begun.