eight animals are dead , including at least one alligator that once belonged to michael jackson , after a fire last week destroyed two enclosures at a zoological park in oklahoma . authorities suspect an arsonist is to blame for the march 26 fire that left seven alligators and a crocodile ` boiled to death ' at the garold wayne interactive zoological park , news ok reports . the fire was set in the early morning hours that march day and joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , said not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment schreibvogel used to record his independently produced television show , joeexotic tv . -lrb- cnn -rrb- larry johnson remembers the fear and feeling of helplessness from being on the skywest airlines flight that made an emergency landing in buffalo , new york . `` i thought we were done , '' he said thursday , one day later . `` there was no doubt in my mind that we were n't going to land . '' johnson was flying with his brother , his girlfriend and his 8-month-old son when he says a flight attendant came over the speaker asking for someone who was medically trained to help with a sick passenger . minutes later , johnson says , the attendant announced there was a pressurization problem and told passengers to prepare for the emergency landing . `` you 're going to feel dizzy and woozy and lightheaded , and you 're not going to be able to breathe , '' johnson recalled the flight attendant saying . the federal aviation administration on wednesday initially reported a pressurization problem with skywest flight 5622 , and said it would investigate . it later issued a statement that did not reference any pressurization issues . alligators : at least one of michael jackson 's alligators -lrb- photographed -rrb- from his neverland ranch died ina fire at the garold wayne interactive zoological park in oklahoma . escaped : eight animals died in the fire that destroyed two reptiles enclosures and one alligator reportedly escaped . ` this was personal , ' he told news ok . ` they targeted the studio to shut me up . they wanted to get me off the air ... or else they would 've targeted something else -lsb- in the park -rsb- . ' in addition to destroying the two reptile enclosures , the fire also destroyed a video production studio . garvin county sheriff larry rhodes told kjrh that the fire was arson and most likely an attempt to cover up a burglary or theft . `` it was like being trapped and you could n't do anything . you have no control over it . your body just felt pressured , '' johnson said . johnson said his girlfriend was seeing spots and that `` when i was blinking , it was really bright . i could barely see . '' according to marissa snow , spokeswoman for skywest , three passengers reported a loss of consciousness while on the flight . fifteen passengers were examined by medical personnel at the buffalo airport , but no one was transported to the hospital , she said . the spokeswoman said that maintenance personnel found no indication of a pressurization problem with the aircraft , an embraer e170 , and that the airline continues to investigate the cause . an official with the national transportation safety board told cnn that the agency is in communication with the faa and skywest to gather information on the incident to better understand what took place . mary cunningham was the nurse on board who attended to the first sick passenger . `` there was a woman , very lethargic , very nauseous , turning gray , just not looking good , '' cunningham said . after administering oxygen to the woman , cunningham , a nurse at yale-new haven hospital in connecticut , returned to her seat . soon after , cunningham said , she was called up again by the flight attendant after another women near the first started to lose consciousness . only one alligator escaped the blaze . kjrh reports that one alligator that reportedly belonged to the self-proclaimed king of pop suffered severe smoke inhalation but is in recovery . destroyed : not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , used to record his independently produced television show , joeexotic tv . arson : officials say an arson investigator has not officially declared the incident a case of arson , but has ruled out other likely causes like electrical issues and lightning from recent storms in the area . all times : schreibvogel said that , despite the fire , the park will remain open but armed security guards will be on duty at all times . schreibvogel told news ok he is often targeted by animal rights groups and extremists , calling them ` animal terroristst . ' he said it is an ` ongoing pattern , ' noting that he has received threats before . ` it is more of disgust , ' he told kjrh of his feelings toward the incident . ` if somebody has an issue with the zoo or an issue with me personally then take it up with me . ` these animals did n't deserved to be burned to death . ' rhodes told news ok that an arson investigator has not officially declared the incident a case of arson , but has ruled out other likely causes like electrical issues and lightning from recent storms in the area . king of pop : after the worldwide mega-star died in 2009 , the animals that made up his massive menagerie were spread across the u.s. to animals preserves , sanctuaries , and animal enthusiasts . no one has been arrested or charged in the case . schreibvogel , who reportedly filed for bankruptcy in 2013 , said repairs will cost $ 250,000 . after the worldwide mega-star died in 2009 , the animals that made up his massive menagerie were spread across the u.s. to animals preserves , sanctuaries , and animal enthusiasts . jackson 's alligators were taken to the park along with his albino python named madonna , the telegraph reports . ` the building can be replaced , ' schreibvogel told kxii , ` the equipment can be replaced , but michael jackson 's alligators can not be replaced . ' `` it was something that was affecting oxygen in that area , '' which was near the middle of the plane , she said . cunningham said she had to return to her seat after feeling lightheaded . there were 84 passengers on board the plane , including nine crew members . flight 5622 was originally scheduled to fly from chicago to hartford , connecticut . the plane descended 28,000 feet in three minutes . `` it would feel like a roller coaster -- when you 're coming over the top and you 're going down , '' cnn aviation analyst mary schiavo said , describing how such a descent would feel . `` you know that these pilots knew they were in a very grave and very serious situation . '' johnson , flying to visit his parents with their only grandchild , was glad that roller coaster ride ended safely . `` it was a shaky ride . it was n't anything i would like to experience again , '' he said . schreibvogel said that , despite the fire , the park will remain open but armed security guards will be on duty at all times . cnn 's jean casarez , josh gaynor , dana ford and stephanie gallman contributed to this report .
eight animals are dead , including at least one alligator that once belonged to michael jackson after a fire last week at an oklahoma zoo . the zoo 's founder , joe schreibvogel , said the fire was most likely set by rogue animal rights activists who have been targeting the zoo . schreibvogel : ` the building can be replaced ... michael jackson 's alligators can not be replaced '
eight animals are dead , including at least one alligator that once belonged to michael jackson , after a fire last week destroyed two enclosures at a zoological park in oklahoma . authorities suspect an arsonist is to blame for the march 26 fire that left seven alligators and a crocodile ` boiled to death ' at the garold wayne interactive zoological park , news ok reports . the fire was set in the early morning hours that march day and joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , said not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment schreibvogel used to record his independently produced television show , joeexotic tv . -lrb- cnn -rrb- larry johnson remembers the fear and feeling of helplessness from being on the skywest airlines flight that made an emergency landing in buffalo , new york . `` i thought we were done , '' he said thursday , one day later . `` there was no doubt in my mind that we were n't going to land . '' johnson was flying with his brother , his girlfriend and his 8-month-old son when he says a flight attendant came over the speaker asking for someone who was medically trained to help with a sick passenger . minutes later , johnson says , the attendant announced there was a pressurization problem and told passengers to prepare for the emergency landing . `` you 're going to feel dizzy and woozy and lightheaded , and you 're not going to be able to breathe , '' johnson recalled the flight attendant saying . the federal aviation administration on wednesday initially reported a pressurization problem with skywest flight 5622 , and said it would investigate . it later issued a statement that did not reference any pressurization issues . alligators : at least one of michael jackson 's alligators -lrb- photographed -rrb- from his neverland ranch died ina fire at the garold wayne interactive zoological park in oklahoma . escaped : eight animals died in the fire that destroyed two reptiles enclosures and one alligator reportedly escaped . ` this was personal , ' he told news ok . ` they targeted the studio to shut me up . they wanted to get me off the air ... or else they would 've targeted something else -lsb- in the park -rsb- . ' in addition to destroying the two reptile enclosures , the fire also destroyed a video production studio . garvin county sheriff larry rhodes told kjrh that the fire was arson and most likely an attempt to cover up a burglary or theft . `` it was like being trapped and you could n't do anything . you have no control over it . your body just felt pressured , '' johnson said . johnson said his girlfriend was seeing spots and that `` when i was blinking , it was really bright . i could barely see . '' according to marissa snow , spokeswoman for skywest , three passengers reported a loss of consciousness while on the flight . fifteen passengers were examined by medical personnel at the buffalo airport , but no one was transported to the hospital , she said . the spokeswoman said that maintenance personnel found no indication of a pressurization problem with the aircraft , an embraer e170 , and that the airline continues to investigate the cause . an official with the national transportation safety board told cnn that the agency is in communication with the faa and skywest to gather information on the incident to better understand what took place . mary cunningham was the nurse on board who attended to the first sick passenger . `` there was a woman , very lethargic , very nauseous , turning gray , just not looking good , '' cunningham said . after administering oxygen to the woman , cunningham , a nurse at yale-new haven hospital in connecticut , returned to her seat . soon after , cunningham said , she was called up again by the flight attendant after another women near the first started to lose consciousness . only one alligator escaped the blaze . kjrh reports that one alligator that reportedly belonged to the self-proclaimed king of pop suffered severe smoke inhalation but is in recovery . destroyed : not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , used to record his independently produced like to experience again , '' he said . schreibvogel said that , despite the fire , the park will remain open but armed security guards will be on duty at all times . cnn 's jean casarez , josh gaynor , dana ford and stephanie gallman contributed to this report .
the fear and feeling of helplessness from being on the skywest airlines flight that made an emergency landing in buffalo , new york . `` i thought we were done , '' he said thursday , one day later . `` there was no doubt in my mind that we were n't going to land . '' johnson was flying with his brother , his girlfriend and his 8-month-old son when he says a flight attendant came over the speaker asking for someone who was medically trained to help with a sick passenger . minutes later , johnson says , the attendant announced there was a pressurization problem and told passengers to prepare for the emergency landing . `` you 're going to feel dizzy and woozy and lightheaded , and you 're not going to be able to breathe , '' johnson recalled the flight attendant saying . the federal aviation administration on wednesday initially reported a pressurization problem with skywest flight 5622 , and said it would investigate . it later issued a statement that did not reference any pressurization issues . alligators : at least one of michael jackson 's alligators -lrb- photographed -rrb- from his neverland ranch died ina fire at the garold wayne interactive zoological park in oklahoma . escaped : eight animals died in the fire that destroyed two reptiles enclosures and one alligator reportedly escaped . ` this was personal , ' he told news ok . ` they targeted the studio to shut me up . they wanted to get me off the air ... or else they would 've targeted something else -lsb- in the park -rsb- . ' in addition to destroying the two reptile enclosures , the fire also destroyed a video production studio . garvin county sheriff larry rhodes told kjrh that the fire was arson and most likely an attempt to cover up a burglary or theft . `` it was like being trapped and you could n't do anything . you have no control over it . your body just felt pressured , '' johnson said . johnson said his girlfriend was seeing spots and that `` when i was blinking , it was really bright . i could barely see . '' according to marissa snow , spokeswoman for skywest , three passengers reported a loss of consciousness while on the flight . fifteen passengers were examined by medical personnel at the buffalo airport , but no one was transported to the hospital , she said . the spokeswoman said that maintenance personnel found no indication of a pressurization problem with the aircraft , an embraer e170 , and that the airline continues to investigate the cause . an official with the national transportation safety board told cnn that the agency is in communication with the faa and skywest to gather information on the incident to better understand what took place . mary cunningham was the nurse on board who attended to the first sick passenger . `` there was a woman , very lethargic , very nauseous , turning gray , just not looking good , '' cunningham said . after administering oxygen to the woman , cunningham , a nurse at yale-new haven hospital in connecticut , returned to her seat . soon after , cunningham said , she was called up again by the flight attendant after another women near the first started to lose consciousness . only one alligator escaped the blaze . kjrh reports that one alligator that reportedly belonged to the self-proclaimed king of pop suffered severe smoke inhalation but is in recovery . destroyed : not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , used to record his independently produced television show , joeexotic tv . arson : officials say an arson investigator has not officially declared the incident a case of arson , but has ruled out other likely causes like electrical issues and lightning from recent storms in the area . all times : schreibvogel said that , despite the fire , the park will remain open but armed security guards will be on duty at all times . schreibvogel told news ok he is often targeted by animal rights groups and extremists , calling them ` animal terroristst . ' he said it is an ` ongoing pattern , ' noting that he has received threats before . ` it is more of disgust , ' he told kjrh of his feelings toward the incident . ` if somebody has an issue with the zoo or an issue with me personally then take it up with me . ` these animals did n't deserved to be burned to death . ' rhodes told news ok that an arson investigator has not officially declared the incident a case of arson , but has ruled out other likely causes like electrical issues and lightning from recent storms in the area . king of pop : after the worldwide mega-star died in 2009 , the animals that made up his massive menagerie were spread across the u.s. to animals preserves , sanctuaries , and animal enthusiasts . no one has been arrested or charged in the case . schreibvogel , who reportedly filed for bankruptcy in like to experience again , '' he said . schreibvogel said that , despite the fire , the park will remain open but armed security guards will be on duty at all times . cnn 's jean casarez , josh gaynor , dana ford and stephanie gallman contributed to this report .
eight animals are dead, including that once michael jackson after a fire last two enclosures oklahoma authorities suspect an arsonist to the march 26 fire that seven alligators ` boiled the garold wayne interactive zoological park, news ok reports. the fire was set that march day joe schreibvogel, the founder the zoo not the alleged criminal set, stole used record his independently produced television show joeexotic tv -lrb- cnn -rrb- larry johnson remembers the fear feeling helplessness from being on the skywest airlines flight that made buffalo, new york `` i thought done, '' he thursday, one `` there n't land. '' johnson was flying with, his girlfriend says a flight attendant came the speaker asking someone who medically trained with. minutes later, johnson says, the attendant announced there a pressurization problem told passengers prepare the emergency landing `` you 're going feel dizzy woozy lightheaded, not breathe '' johnson recalled the flight attendant. the federal aviation administration on wednesday initially reported a pressurization problem skywest flight 5622, said investigate. it later issued did reference any pressurization issues. alligators : at michael jackson 's alligators -lrb- photographed -rrb- from his neverland ranch died ina fire the garold wayne interactive zoological park oklahoma. escaped : eight animals died two reptiles enclosures one alligator reportedly escaped. ` this was personal, ' he told news ok. ` they targeted the studio to shut me. they wanted get me off the air... or else they 've targeted something -lsb- in the park -rsb-. ' in addition destroying the two reptile enclosures, the fire a video production studio garvin county sheriff larry rhodes told kjrh that the fire arson most a burglary or. `` it like being trapped and n't do. you no control. your body just felt pressured, '' johnson johnson said his girlfriend seeing spots and that `` when i blinking, really i could barely. '' according marissa snow, spokeswoman skywest, three passengers reported a loss consciousness while. fifteen passengers examined the buffalo airport, but transported, she the spokeswoman maintenance personnel found no indication a pressurization problem, an embraer e170, continues. an official with the national transportation safety board told cnn in communication the faa skywest gather to better took. mary cunningham was the nurse on board who attended the first sick passenger. `` there a woman, very lethargic very nauseous turning gray just not looking '' cunningham said. after administering oxygen the woman, cunningham, a nurse at yale-new haven hospital connecticut returned. soon, cunningham said, she called up again the flight attendant after another women near first started lose only one alligator escaped the blaze. kjrh reports one alligator that reportedly belonged pop suffered severe smoke inhalation but in recovery. destroyed : not only the alleged criminal set, stole equipment joe schreibvogel, the founder the zoo used record his independently produced television show joeexotic tv. arson : officials an arson investigator not officially declared case, has ruled other likely causes like electrical issues lightning from recent storms in all times : schreibvogel said that, despite the fire, the park will but armed security guards schreibvogel told news ok he often targeted animal rights groups extremists, calling ` animal terroristst. ' he it is an ` ongoing pattern, noting received threats before. ` it more of disgust, ' he told kjrh of toward the incident. ` if somebody has the zoo an issue me personally then take. ` these animals did n't deserved burned. ' rhodes told news ok that an arson investigator not officially declared case, has ruled other likely causes like electrical issues lightning from recent storms in king of pop : after the worldwide megastar died 2009 the animals that made his massive menagerie spread the u.s to animals preserves, animal enthusiasts no one arrested. schreibvogel, who reportedly filed repairs will 250,000 after the worldwide megastar died 2009, the animals that made his massive menagerie spread the u.s to animals preserves, animal enthusiasts jackson 's alligators taken the park along his albino python named madonna the telegraph ` the building can replaced, ' schreibvogel told kxii, the equipment but michael jackson 's alligators not ' `` it something affecting oxygen that area, '' which near the middle the plane, she cunningham said she to return her seat feeling lightheaded. there were 84 passengers, flight 5622 was originally chicago hartford, connecticut. the plane descended three minutes. `` it feel -- when 're coming over, '' cnn aviation analyst mary schiavo, describing such a descent. `` you these pilots knew they a very grave and very serious situation. '' johnson, flying to visit with their only grandchild, was glad roller coaster ride ended safely. `` it a shaky ride. it n't anything i would like experience again, '' he. schreibvogel said that, despite the fire, the park will but armed security guards. cnn 's jean casarez, josh gaynor dana ford and stephanie gallman contributed.
eight animals are dead , including at least one alligator that once belonged to michael jackson , after a fire last week destroyed two enclosures at a zoological park in oklahoma . authorities suspect an arsonist is to blame for the march 26 fire that left seven alligators and a crocodile ` boiled to death ' at the garold wayne interactive zoological park , news ok reports . the fire was set in the early morning hours that march day and joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , said not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment schreibvogel used to record his independently produced television show , joeexotic tv . -lrb- cnn -rrb- larry johnson remembers the fear and feeling of helplessness from being on the skywest airlines flight that made an emergency landing in buffalo , new york . `` i thought we were done , '' he said thursday , one day later . `` there was no doubt in my mind that we were n't going to land . '' johnson was flying with his brother , his girlfriend and his 8-month-old son when he says a flight attendant came over the speaker asking for someone who was medically trained to help with a sick passenger . minutes later , johnson says , the attendant announced there was a pressurization problem and told passengers to prepare for the emergency landing . `` you 're going to feel dizzy and woozy and skywest , three passengers reported a loss of consciousness while on the flight . fifteen passengers were examined by medical personnel at the buffalo airport , but no one was transported to the hospital , she said . the spokeswoman said that maintenance personnel found no indication of a pressurization problem with the aircraft , an embraer e170 , and that the airline continues to investigate the cause . an official with the national transportation safety board told cnn that the agency is in communication with the faa and skywest to gather information on the incident to better understand what took place . mary cunningham was the nurse on board who attended to the first sick passenger . `` there was a woman , very lethargic , very nauseous , turning gray , just not looking good , '' cunningham said . after administering oxygen to the woman , cunningham , a nurse at yale-new haven hospital in connecticut , returned to her seat . soon after , cunningham said , she was called up again by the flight attendant after another women near the first started to lose consciousness . only one alligator escaped the blaze . kjrh reports that one alligator that reportedly belonged to the self-proclaimed king of pop suffered severe smoke inhalation but is in recovery . destroyed : not only did the alleged criminal set the fire , but also stole a large amount of equipment joe schreibvogel , the founder of the zoo , used to record his independently produced like to experience again , '' he said . schreibvogel said that , despite the fire , the park will remain open but armed security guards will be on duty at all times . cnn 's jean casarez , josh gaynor , dana ford and stephanie gallman contributed to this report .
 Eight animals, including an alligator that once belonged to Michael Jackson, died in a fire at a zoo in Oklahoma. Authorities suspect arson and are investigating. The founder of the zoo said he did not only set the fire but also stole equipment. A passenger on a flight reported feeling dizzy and helpless during an emergency landing. Three passengers were examined by medical personnel after the plane landed safely.