A swarm of 15 thousand bees seized a car | the Chronicle

Firefighters in the town of Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States, responded to a strange emergency call on March 28 remove about 15,000 bees from a car parked near a store.

The story was shared on Facebook by the institution that witnessed the incident and quickly the photos went viral.

The owner of the vehicle only became aware of the swarm in the back seat when he started driving, after returning from the store and placing the food in the car.

Given the particular nature of the situation, the rescuers chose to resort to Jesse Johnson, a firefighter on leave who is a beekeeper in his spare time.

The man arrived on the scene with all the necessary equipment: a beehive kit, lemon oil, as well as gloves and the corresponding clothing. In this way, the expert managed to remove the bees from the car and moved them to his property where they found their new home. In total, the whole “operation” lasted about two hours.

“Fortunately, when the bees swarm, they’re quite tame. They don’t have a home to protect for a moment. It’s much more intimidating than dangerous.” the beekeeper told The New York Times.

Additionally, he revealed that when he got the call, he immediately left his home: “I’ll do anything to stop people from killing bees.”

“It is common in the spring for bee colonies to divide, with a swarm following a queen to another location“he explained.He suggested that the bees, that together they weighed about 15 kilos, they might have come somewhere nearby.

There were no serious injuries at the meeting, authorities said, although they said a supermarket security guard and at least one firefighter were bitten.

“Guy got his lip bitten and we laughed at him the next morningJohnson said.