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Catches the moment. An LAPD volunteer officer is swarmed by bees. You can see as he tries to swap them away from his face over and over again. It causes him to lose his balance. He gets back up unfortunately bloodied but is eventually treated by firefighters. There is like *** cloud of hundreds of bees over there. I said, oh boy, this is going to, that's why right away. I put my gear on because I can see them. They're mad. Could be *** city fire confirmed. Two people including the volunteer officer were taken to the hospital after being attacked by the swarm just before four PM. Monday neighbor Jerry Spots was outside when he says he saw *** delivery driver being attacked, came to the door. The guy was being and he started saying, you know, run bees and I got hit right in the lip. *** bee removal company that showed up after the attack believed the bees originated from *** hive near the roof of this home on Adlo road in Encino. You can see as they swarmed workers. This is not *** normal behavior for these bees to be this angry. Want to kill you. This is not ok. Firefighters warned residents to stay inside and close all windows and doors as the bee removal crew sprayed the hive because of the situation and the emergency. I had to spray them and kill them. And although it's not known why the bees began to attack. Professionals say this is *** reminder to never try to remove *** beehive on your own. You lock your house, get in your house, lock your doors and call for help.
Video: Hundreds of bees swarm neighborhood, sending two to the hospital
A volunteer police officer who was swarmed by hundreds of bees in a California neighborhood was hospitalized Monday afternoon with dozens of stings. At least one other person was also hospitalized after being swarmed.The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an area in Encino around 4:50 p.m. where a swarm of bees was discovered.A bee expert told KCAL/KCBS that this was unusual, aggressive behavior for bees, and said it was unclear what agitated the hive.A bee-removal company located the hive."This is not a normal behavior for these bees, to be this angry and want to kill you," said bee-removal specialist Izak Kharrazi. "This is not OK. Because of the situation and the emergency, I had to spray them and kill them.""When I started seeing bees appear, they went after me, so I went inside, but then we got a UPS guy come up, and as I came to the door, the UPS guy was being swarmed, and he started saying 'Run! Bees!' And I got hit right in the lip," said neighbor Jerry Spotts.Due to the size of the swarm, fire officials urged residents to remain indoors with their windows and doors closed.Residents with hives at their homes are advised to call a professional to handle bee removal.
LOS ANGELES (Video above: KCAL, KCBS via CNN) —
A volunteer police officer who was swarmed by hundreds of bees in a California neighborhood was hospitalized Monday afternoon with dozens of stings. At least one other person was also hospitalized after being swarmed.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to an area in Encino around 4:50 p.m. where a swarm of bees was discovered.
A bee expert told KCAL/KCBS that this was unusual, aggressive behavior for bees, and said it was unclear what agitated the hive.
A bee-removal company located the hive.
"This is not a normal behavior for these bees, to be this angry and want to kill you," said bee-removal specialist Izak Kharrazi. "This is not OK. Because of the situation and the emergency, I had to spray them and kill them."
"When I started seeing bees appear, they went after me, so I went inside, but then we got a UPS guy come up, and as I came to the door, the UPS guy was being swarmed, and he started saying 'Run! Bees!' And I got hit right in the lip," said neighbor Jerry Spotts.
Due to the size of the swarm, fire officials urged residents to remain indoors with their windows and doors closed.
Residents with hives at their homes are advised to call a professional to handle bee removal.
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