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Bee attack forces Texas firefighters to retreat

A specialized unit was sent to handle a hive that stretched the length of a column on the roof of a building

By Daniel Borunda
The El Paso Times

EL PASO, Texas — Firefighters responded to a bee attack Monday outside a seafood restaurant in the Lower Valley.

El Paso firefighters responded to a call of a bee attack shortly before 4 p.m. at Cocteles Mazatlan in the 7900 block of North Loop Drive, Inspector John Concha, a Fire Department spokesman said. No serious injuries were reported.

Concha said the bees attacked firefighters upon arrival, forcing them to retreat into vehicles before a specialized unit was sent to handle a hive that stretched the length of a column on the roof.

An exterminator was later called to handle the hive.

“The bees are being pretty aggressive,” Concha said.

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