A burned monkey house is pictured in the zoo of Krefeld, Germany, January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
KREFELD, Germany (Reuters) - A Chinese lantern, launched by a 60-year-old mother and her two adult daughters in a New Year's Eve celebration, caused the fire at a German zoo in which dozens of animals were killed, including eight great apes, authorities said.
Police in Krefeld, near the Dutch border, said the three women had turned themselves in on learning of the disaster, in which five orangutans, two gorillas and a chimpanzee were killed, alongside bats and birds.
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