FILE - Firefighter with the Millcreek - Municipal Government Fire Department poses in front of broken-down truck carrying millions of honeybees. (Unified Fire Authority)
Utah firefighters helped save millions of bees after a truck carrying the insects broke down on the side of a highway Wednesday.
Dig deeper:
While mechanics worked to fix the truck, Millcreek-Municipal Government Firefighters in Millcreek, Utah, kept the bees cool in from the summer heat by spraying misting the truck with a hose.
Temperatures were unseasonably hot that day, officials said, and the bees were at risk of dying if the truck stayed parked in the sun for a long time.
FILE - The temperature on Wednesday was unusually warm, officials said. (Unified Fire Authority)
By the numbers:
The truck was carrying approximately 480 hives and each contained a hive that contained between 40,000 and 60,000 honey bees, according to a post published to the Unified Fire Authority’s Facebook account.
What they're saying:
"We’re happy to report no firefighters were stung during the operation!" the post read.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from a Facebook post published on the Unified Fire Authority’s account on May 13, 2026. This story was reported from San Jose.