[h=3]Angry bees attack woman, pets; 3 dogs dead[/h] By Catherine Holland
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (KPHO/KTVK) -
Sunday, March 6th 2016, 4:20 pm PDT Firefighters said a woman and her pets -- three dogs and five cats -- were injured in a bee attack at a home in Scottsdale Sunday afternoon. All three of the dogs died.
It happened in the neighborhood northwest of Hayden Road and McDonald Drive. Crews reported a large swarm of aggressive bees from a massive 70-pound hive in the attic of the two-story townhouse. The exterminator, RJ Riedlinger, estimated that there were some 50,000 bees in the hive. He told firefighters it was the largest he had ever seen.
The dogs were outside when they were attacked, possibly caught in "hive war" between the colony in the townhouse and a hive found on a nearby unit in the complex.
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At least two firefighters were stung. Bees got inside the nets they wore over their helmets.
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Hoster said the woman was stung several times. Our photographer on the scene said he saw firefighters carrying her out of the house. She was taken to the hospital but has since been released.
Riedlinger said he believes they were aggressive honeybees, but not Africanized honeybees, often referred to as "killer bees."...
