Fire crews are responding to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's RainForest for a blaze that crews say appears to be at the exterior of the exhibit. The Cleveland Division of Fire posted on social media that a "2nd Alarm" was struck in order to provide extra companies for water relay at approximately Crews from the Cleveland Division of Fire are being joined by members of the Cleveland Metroparks police at the scene.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Firefighters extinguished a blaze Wednesday at the RainForest exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Animals and staff were not hurt, said a spokeswoman for the zoo. The fire is at the exterior of the RainForest exhibit, located on Wildlife Way, according to the Cleveland fire division’s social media page.

On Wednesday afternoon, a fire broke out at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's RainForest exhibit, caused by construction activity, while wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles.

Leadership at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is breathing a collective sigh of relief after an intense fire was successfully extinguished by the Cleveland Division of Fire, limiting damage to the exterior of a building at the future site of the Primate Forest.

The Cleveland Fire Department responded to a fire at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release via Facebook, workers cutting metal with a torch accidentally ignited vegetation on the outside part of the RainForest exhibit,