A fire breaks out at a children’s play centre in Hertfordshire that also houses a small mini zoo, according to reports from multiple outlets. The blaze occurs overnight, and firefighters respond to the incident at the site. Reports say the mini zoo’s animals all perish in the fire. Coverage describes the incident as affecting both the soft-play area and the animal enclosure, with the children’s facility suffering major damage. While details on the cause of the fire are not provided in the excerpts, the reporting is consistent that the animals in the mini zoo are not surviving the incident. Authorities are expected to investigate the circumstances leading to the blaze, and emergency services handle the scene. No information is included in the provided summaries about injuries to people, or about whether any people were inside the building at the time of the fire. The reports focus on the destruction of the facility and the loss of the animals housed there.