PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. - Hundreds of thousands of bees were saved in southern Arizona on March 26 as crews with a fire department helped cool them down when the truck they were traveling in broke down.
Engine 521 with the Eloy Fire District arrived to help the bees near Highway 87 and I-10 when the truck carrying the hives broke down.
"The hives are typically cooled by the flow of air during travel, so coming to a stop in the record heat meant certain death if the bees sat uncooled for too long. Engine 521 arrived and provided water to cool the hives until they could get back on the road," a Facebook post read.
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