Posted on 04/19/2014 5:56:39 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A family visiting Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire were faced with a nightmare scenario after their car caught on fire while they were driving through a lion enclosure.
Footage of the family’s car ablaze was filmed by another visitor to the sanctuary yesterday and seemed to show them in a precarious situation.
Luckily staff at the park had already pulled the woman and two children from the car before the fire had started.
‘The lions just kept their distance and didn’t take their eyes off the fire and smoke,’ eyewitness George Lear told the BBC.
‘The rangers were pushing them back but they were reluctant on moving away as they looked interested.’
The family was eventually taken to safety, with the park later confirming no people or animals had been injured.
Talk about bad luck.
From the frying pan into the lion.
From the frying pan into the lion.
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lions are finally thinking they can have cooked meat for dinner.
This is what arsonists do. Did anyone check the psychological profiles of the lions to see which one might be a likely arsonist?
What were the lions saying to each other? “BBQ, BBQ!”
I’d start with Gary Larsen and see if any of his subjects fit the bill.
“Is it done yet?”
I wish I had a nickel for every time this has happened to me.
Flesh, it’s what’s for dinner.
An ostrich pecked on the window of our car.
Never saw a lion. Saw a giraffe.
“From the frying pan into the lion.”
ROFLMAO!
‘What were the lions saying to each other? “BBQ, BBQ!”’
Nope! They were saying...Carbeque! Carbeque!
Was the car a Volt?
Were they driving a Volt? Or a Chinese made auto?
Some sort of minivan so it’s not a volt... this was in England so the fact the car was not identified might indicate that it is a British product.
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