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He called 911, as anyone would if they returned to a car full of bugs.
Luckily for him, the firefighter who responded was also a beekeeper.
“The firefighters learned that the owner of the car had returned from shopping, placed provisions in his vehicle and began to leave before noticing the swarm in the back seat,” the post said.
Luckily, one of their firefighters, Jesse Johnson, is a beekeeper in his spare time, and was called in to come to the rescue on his day off.
Johnson was able to bring the appropriate equipment to care for the bees. It took over two hours for the bees to be removed.
The crew estimated there were more than 15,000 bees, which were transferred to Johnson’s property outside of the city limits.
The ministry said it usually doesn’t deal with bees, but needs to act quickly for everyone’s safety.
“A security guard at Albertson was stung and it is possible that a few customers had close encounters, but no major injuries were reported,” the department said.
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