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| Family's car catches fire in Longleat lion enclosure | Family's car catches fire in Longleat lion enclosure |
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| A family was left with nowhere to run when their car caught fire - in the lion enclosure at Longleat Safari Park. | A family was left with nowhere to run when their car caught fire - in the lion enclosure at Longleat Safari Park. |
| The car overheated in the first big cat enclosure at the Wiltshire attraction on Friday afternoon. | The car overheated in the first big cat enclosure at the Wiltshire attraction on Friday afternoon. |
| Rangers managed to rescue a woman and two children from the car before it burst into flames. | Rangers managed to rescue a woman and two children from the car before it burst into flames. |
| Kevin Ashley, from Longleat Safari Park, said: "The lions were cleared from the enclosure and the safari park was closed." | Kevin Ashley, from Longleat Safari Park, said: "The lions were cleared from the enclosure and the safari park was closed." |
| The park said the fire was put out quickly and that neither man nor beast was hurt. | The park said the fire was put out quickly and that neither man nor beast was hurt. |
| Visitors to Longleat who witnessed the drama unfold took to Twitter to share their experience. | |
| Anna Lear tweeted: "Slight drama at longleat! Car catches fire in the middle of the lion enclosure! Eeek!" | |
| Fellow visitor George Lear tweeted: "A car set on fire in the lion enclosure at longleat and it made my day". |