(Reuters) – Three elephants escaped from a circus in suburban St. Louis on Saturday, damaging two vehicles but causing no injuries before they were captured, a circus spokesman said. The pachyderms busted out the back entrance of Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri, at about 5:30 p.m. local time (2230 GMT) between performances of the Moolah Shrine Circus, said event spokesman Dennis Burkholder. They were in a private holding area and escaped into an employee parking lot, Burkholder said. It is unclear how they got out, he said. …
Three elephants escape Missouri circus, damage two vehicles
