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How do you manage a massive bee swarm? Tucson Firefighters use foam to take care of 'bees-ness.'

According to the fire department, the swarm was found near a home ina Tucson neighborhood.
Credit: Tucson Fire Department
Tucson firefighters use foam to combat a massive bee swarm on Wednesday evening.

TUCSON, Ariz. — How do you fight a bee swarm? 

It's not a question many people can answer, but "bee-lieve" it or not, the Tucson Fire Department can: by using foam.

At the end of August, a bee swarm was reported by a house in Tucson. Two residents were stung and they were trapped inside their home, not wanting to be inside the swarm. One person did drive themselves to the hospital, according to a post on "X," formerly known as Twitter.

The Tucson Fire Department said they have used foam to fight bees before, the department told 12News. They only use the foam when the bees are attacking.

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