Krefeld Zoo in Germany said chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, fruit bats and birds were among the estimated 30 animals killed.
Witnesses described how the cylindrical paper lanterns with little fires inside were seen flying near zoo, according to Gerd Hoppmann, the city's head of criminal police.
A young orangutan ape is pictured in his enclosure at the zoo of Cologne, western Germany, on August 15, 2019 in this illustrative image. A fire at at a monkey enclosure in Germany's Krefeld Zoo has killed dozens of animals.In a statement on its Facebook page, Krefeld Zoo said:"Our worst fears have become reality. There are no surviving animals in the monkey house. An unbelievable tragedy rolled us shortly after midnight. Our human monkey house has burned down to the basic scaffolding.
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