A school has been forced to close after being infested by a swarm of bees.
Almost 300 pupils of Larkman Primary School in Norwich were sent home after thousands of the insects buzzed into the music department.
A spokeswoman for Norfolk County Council said no pupils had been stung and that pest controllers had sprayed a chemical to destroy the bees.
"The bees were found in a wall cavity of the school by pest control officers," the spokeswoman said.
"There is a rumour going round that a hive was destroyed on the Larkman housing estate yesterday," she said.
"Initially they settled in the school garden before moving inside the building.
"Pest control officers sprayed a chemical into the wall cavity. All of the bees will have died unfortunately."
All of the school's 299 pupils are expected to attend lessons on Friday morning.
A school governor will carry out an inspection of the school at 0530 BST.
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