Peoria, AZ: 4 Children Hospitalized after Bee attack

5 Children Stung During Bee Attack

via: MyFoxPhoenix:

PEORIA - Fivechildren are recovering after being stung by a swarm of bees Thursday afternoon, near 91st Ave and Peoria.
They were chased by hundreds of bees and stung at least a dozen times -- but firefighters say it could've been much worse.
"It was a large swarm of bees that attacked the kids," says a Peoria firefighter. "They were stung around the head, face, arms, exposed areas mostly.
Firefighters say the kids were playing with an irrigation box when they were attacked. They ran a quarter mile down a parking lot and asked workers at Shower Doors & More for help.

African Killer Bees readily nest in water meters & irrigation boxes

"We heard the screaming, there was tons of screaming. We didn't know what was going on, then we started clueing in," says Kim Beardon. She called 911.
There were five kids stung, ranging in age from 5 to 14.
"They were trying to take off as much clothing as possible to get the bees out of their clothes and hair," says Beardon.
Four of the five kids were taken to the hospital as a precaution and should be released soon.
The owner of the complex will have to hire a bee removal company to kill the bees.
Firefighters say the lesson here is to never lift an irrigation box if you see bees flying around it.

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