{"id":7332,"date":"2026-04-29T07:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7332"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:52:01","slug":"kansas-lightning-strike-turns-100-foot-dinosaur-into-raging-fireball-at-theme-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=7332","title":{"rendered":"Kansas lightning strike turns 100-foot dinosaur into raging fireball at theme park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A massive animatronic dinosaur caught fire at a\u00a0Kansas theme park\u00a0after being struck by lightning over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Fire crews in Derby, Kansas, responded around 8:30 p.m. Saturday to reports of a lightning strike and a dinosaur on fire at the park, named Field Station: Dinosaurs, according to a Facebook post from the Derby Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>When crews arrived, they found flames coming from a\u00a0Sauroposeidon replica, a 100-foot-long animatronic that weighs nearly 60 tons and is one of the park\u2019s largest attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Guy Gazelle, executive producer at Field Station: Dinosaurs, told Fox News Digital in an interview that witnesses nearby saw the lightning strike the structure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople on the ground actually saw the lightning bolt,\u201d Gazelle said.<\/p>\n<p>Crews from nearby agencies assisted in\u00a0putting out the fire, which was ultimately extinguished without further damage to the park.<\/p>\n<p>The park was closed at the time and no injuries were reported, Gazelle added.<\/p>\n<p>In the Facebook post, the fire department joked about the unusual call, saying, \u201cThis is the first dinosaur fire Derby has experienced in 65 million years.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A fire engulfs a 100-foot Sauroposeidon attraction at Field Station: Dinosaur in Derby, Kansas, on April 25, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">Derby Fire Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Firefighters battle the blaze at the dinosaur theme park after a lightning storm. <span class=\"credit\">Derby Fire Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The destroyed animatronic cannot be salvaged. It was reduced to its steel frame after the fire burned away its outer layers and internal mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of the motors and the mechanisms got burned, and 100% of the skin was burned off the dinosaur,\u201d Gazelle said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the structure had been damaged in\u00a0a recent windstorm\u00a0and had just been repaired.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just fixed it, and we were waiting to paint it, and then it got struck by lightning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A fireball erupts in the night sky after a lightning strike hit a 100-foot dinosaur replica in Kansas. <span class=\"credit\">Derby Fire Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Crews from nearby agencies assisted in putting out the fire, which was ultimately extinguished without further damage to the park. <span class=\"credit\">Derby Fire Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The destroyed animatronic cannot be salvaged. It was reduced to its steel frame after the fire burned away its outer layers and internal mechanisms. <span class=\"credit\">Field Station: Dinosaurs (Derby, Kansas) \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the damage,\u00a0the park reopened\u00a0the following day. It still has dozens of other dinosaurs on display, it said.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the park plans to turn the remains into an educational display, allowing visitors to see how the animatronic was built.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have a frame there that people can look at, which is something most people never get to see,\u201d Gazelle said.<\/p>\n<p>Field Station: Dinosaurs is a 10-acre\u00a0outdoor attraction\u00a0featuring more than 40 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, along with walking trails, live shows and interactive exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>Gazelle said the park was fortunate the fire did not spread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dinosaurs are not particularly close to each other, so it didn\u2019t spread,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were very lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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