Wasp Attack Forces Firefighters to Flee
Firefighters burning underbrush were attacked Thursday by a swarm of wasps and stung so badly they had to leave the job.
A second crew was sent to continue the controlled burn near Stone Canyon Reservoir in the foothills above Bel-Air after the 9:30 a.m. incident, said city fire spokesman Jim Wells.
“They were stung by yellow jackets--apparently they encountered a hive or something,” Wells said.
Three firefighters on a five-member crew were stung from two to six times each on the hands, legs, face and neck, Wells said.
It isn’t unusual to be attacked by bees or wasps when a hive or nest is disturbed in the brush, Wells said.
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