El Paso firefighters were forced to kill hundreds of bees Monday morning after they attacked.

Foam and water poured for hours at an east El Paso home on Robert Wynn Avenue. Firefighters said when they arrived they were met with attacking bees.

"Quite a few hundred at least," said Fire Suppression Technician Edward Dragon of the El Paso Fire Department.

Firefighters in bee suits were called to the home behind the address on Robert Wynn Avenue just before 10 a.m. Monday. Chantal Valadez lives there. She said she heard her dog crying.

"I was going to open the door and I see all these bees around," she said.

Valadez said she then called her mom.

"She gets here and there are bees all around the car so she couldn't get down," said Valadez.

That's when they called 911. Firefighters quickly swarmed the home where the bees came from.

"The gentleman has a stack of I guess honeycomb boxes, stacked three high," said Dragon.

Dragon said the man raises the bees for honey.

City officials said that isn't illegal, but firefighters said it is a high risk.

"There's a possibility of animals getting stung," said Dragon.

That's exactly what happened to Valadez's dog that jumped out of the yard trying to get to safety.

"They followed him," she said.

Valadez said a similar attack happened once before and fears it could happen again and worse.

"I have five brothers. They could've been in the yard," she said.


However, for hundreds of bees, Monday was their last flight.

"Since the bees were aggressive in nature, we put foam on the bees which doesn't let the bees breathe," said Dragon.

City officials said the homeowner has plans to remove the survivors from the neighborhood.

Valadez said her dogs appear to be OK.

One firefighter was stung in the attack, but didn't require any treatment.

It's unknown what caused the bees to attack in the first place.