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14 Million Bees Spill on Highway

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"Everybody's been stung."

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Ognen Teofilovski / Reuters

Some 14 million bees escaped from a rolled over semitruck near Lynnwood, Washington on Friday. Firefighters attempted to subdue the insects with foam and water as beekeepers tried to round them back up, but they fear that more spraying will be needed once it's time to move the truck, which had been on its way to a blueberry farm. That number of bees is worth roughly $92,000, police said. “Everybody’s been stung,” added State Patrol Sgt. Ben Lewis.

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