CINCINNATI -- Ten ball pythons were inside an aquarium that caught fire in a Mount Airy apartment on Monday morning, according to fire officials and police.
Cincinnati police officer Calvin Mathis said a neighbor called firefighters after smelling smoke coming from the apartment on Chesterfield Court.
There is some smoke damage to one unit of the apartment complex on Chesterfield Ct. The snakes are alive and the SPCA is on scene. @WCPO
— Kristen Swilley (@KristenSwilley) March 7, 2016
The SPCA arrived at the apartment, but the snakes were not removed.
The apartment owner said the complex has a no pet policy and the snakes -- and their owner -- will have to leave.
The SPCA left a notice on the apartment owner's door. There is no damage to other units. @WCPO
— Kristen Swilley (@KristenSwilley) March 7, 2016
The apartment only suffered smoke damage with some soot in nearby apartments, fire officials said.
