GRANDVIEW, Texas — Fire officials said a swarm of "very aggressive bees," estimated to be in the tens of thousands, attacked four people at a home in Grandview this week, causing two of the people to be taken to area hospitals.
The Grandview Volunteer Fire Department posted about it on Facebook on Tuesday, explaining how the incident unfolded earlier that day.
Grandview is located near Interstate 35 in Johnson County.
Fire department crews responded to a report of a bee attack and arrived to find "what appeared to be millions" of bees attacking two people outside and also trapping two other people inside the home.
The fire chief said Thursday that 'millions' was an exaggeration.
Firefighters used foam to get the bees under control, allowing the victims, an elderly woman and a man in his 30s, to escape the swarm outside.
The man was flown to a hospital in Fort Worth; the elderly woman was driven to a hospital in Cleburne with bee stings. It wasn't clear how severe their injuries were. Both are expected to be ok.
The two inside the home, an older man and a young boy, had to be escorted out by firefighters who broke in because the bees were too aggressive for the pair to leave on their own.
Two small dogs in a kennel outside the home were sadly killed after being stung multiple times.
A beekeeper also responded to the incident and helped get the bees out of their hive outside. However, thousands of bees were found inside of a wall in a bathroom at the home and had to be euthanized.
Four firefighters suffered stings but did not have any adverse reactions.
The fire department warned residents to be aware of bee hives this time of year. They shared photos of the hive inside and outside of the house.
Spring is typically when bees start to increase in population across North Texas.
Bee removal businesses have told WFAA that March through June is their busiest of the year. Spring weather and blooming flowers mean swarms of bees are more likely to make their home in houses and tree branches.