Bee Swarm Traps Customers in Store
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Bees swarming in front of a Target department store trapped customers inside while the Fire Department tested a “bee response” policy designed to neutralize Africanized “killer” honeybees.
Store manager Tim Hollister said the incident began about 3:30 p.m. when he saw that a swarm of bees had begun to build a hive on a pillar at the store entrance. He called a beekeeper, and the bee response team went into action.
Three firefighters were stung, as was a pest control employee. Officials said the bees did not appear to be the Africanized variety.
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