Firefighters rescue honeybees who were inside of a pickup in Utah
@Deepizzaguy (121383)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 19, 2026 3:18pm CST
Firefighters from Millcreek Utah answered an emergency call on Wednesday May 13 when a semi-truck broke down on a road in Parleys Canyon.
Around 25 million bees were inside of the semi-truck that was being repaired by a mechanic while the Unified Fire Authority used a hose to cool down the semi-truck to prevent the bees from dying from the heat inside of the semi-truck.
The semi-truck had around 480 hives that had around 40,000-60,000 honey-bees inside of the truck.
No firefighters were injured in the rescue mission.
Link is upi.com/45417779123030 via @upi
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@Ineeddentures (32037)
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2h
I'm glad the Bees were looked after
I like Bees
They always brighten my day with the way they invade my Raspberry patch.
25 million bees is like awesome.
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@celticeagle (189102)
• Boise, Idaho
3h
I saw a similar story on YouTube of an airline that had to send for a beekeeper to come and get some bees out of a motor of a plane.
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@Deepizzaguy (121383)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18m
I did not know that a beekeeper was needed to get bees out if a motor of an airplane.
@allen0187 (59070)
• Philippines
4h
Definitely a different kind of rescue story.
Glad the bees got to cool off courtesy of the firefighters.
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@Deepizzaguy (121383)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17m
It is odd for firefighters to rescue bees from being inside of a truck that was stranded on a highway due to the heat outside.
@LooeyVille (60)
• United States
6h
You don’t hear that kind of story every day
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@valherma00 (3111)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7h
they are an important eco system. thank you, guys!
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@RasmaSandra (97301)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
7h
So very glad they were rescued, Poor bees I hope they do better now,
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