PARKLAND, Fla. – There was a lot of buzz in Parkland on Tuesday after a large swarm of bees was spotted in a park.
Coral Springs Fire Department officials said they received a number of calls Tuesday morning reporting the aggressive, likely Africanized bees at the edge of Pine Trails Park in Parkland.
The bees were spotted near the sidewalk, across the street from Park Trails Elementary School.
School employees said four students and one adult were stung.
Firefighters said they have been spraying the bees with foam, which stops them from flying and keeps them at bay.
"I'm sure a lot of people are stung by bees. It's not really a game changer for a lot of people," Coral Springs Fire Department Division Chief Mike Moser said. "But if you're allergic to bees, it can be very dangerous because people can go into anaphylactic shock and have severe respiratory issues. They could go into cardiac arrest if it's that severe. Fortunately for today, nobody was allergic and anybody who did get stung only had a minor reaction to it."
A Parkland beekeeper later confirmed that the bees were not Africanized, but were likely subterranean bees.
Local 10 News was told that the city is working on getting a bee service to the park to remove the hive, which has set up shop in a drain pipe.
Large swarm of Africanized Bees at Pine Trails Park in @ParklandFL A little fire foam keeps them in their hole! pic.twitter.com/RVWh8HxnF1
— Coral Springs FD (@CoralSpringsFD) February 14, 2017