Bee swarm stings several at Horn and Sorensen intersection, Mesa AZ
A large swarm of bees from nearby hives caused multiple stings at the intersection of Horn and Sorensen. Firefighters and a beekeeper responded to control the bee hazard and help those affected.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District
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Transcript:
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I'm going to put you on the 909[1] that just came in at Horne and Sorensen, 25-500 north.
00:05
Fire's en route for over 1,000 bees in the intersection.
00:09
They're saying several people have been stung.
00:12
No additional for no medical emergency of traffic hazard, but they put the request in for PD.
00:18
Sam Baker 22, where was that?
00:22
Horne and Sorensen?
00:26
That'll be the beehives that our driver that was stung was trained to wit.
00:33
Copy.
00:37
Yeah, I figured out copy.
00:39
All right.
00:45
Sounds like...
00:46
The unit sort of responding to that, Beehive, you can find out kind of where it's at and block up the intersection.
00:52
We could try to call fire to help knock it down.
00:57
Yeah, fire's en route right now, but I'll see what I can do when I get through.
01:02
And they advise there is a beekeeper trying to spray them down.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
909: Traffic hazard / traffic problem
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