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Several animals died in an overnight fire at the Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center at the popular John’s Pass Village and Boardwalk in Madeira Beach.<\/p>\n
A post on the center’s Facebook page Thursday morning confirmed the fire and said “almost all the animals are gone.”<\/p>\n
“We are devastated,” the post said.<\/p>\n
The post did not say how many animals died in the fire.<\/p>\n
The downtown fire at 12973 Village Blvd. was reported shortly before 3 a.m., according to on Spectrum Bay News 9<\/a>news partner of the Tampa Bay Times.<\/p>\n The station reported that nearly all the mammals inside the facility died in the fire. Some reptiles also died, the station reported.<\/p>\n The Madeira Beach Fire Chief explains @BN9<\/a> that all the mammals living at the John’s Pass Alligator and Wildlife Discovery Center died in the fire. <\/p>\n Some of the reptiles did too. Reptiles that survived include some alligators and turtles. pic.twitter.com\/st5U84aG6G<\/a><\/p>\n