Animals safe as large blaze breaks out at British zoo

A zoo in northern England said its animals were safe after a fire broke out on Saturday in its Monsoon Forest section, the largest indoor zoological building in Britain, forcing an evacuation.Pictures on social media showed flames and plumes of smoke emerging from Chester Zoo and firefighters said 15 engines had been sent to tackle the blaze.Critically endangered Sumatran orangutans and other mammals are all accounted for.