3 workers stung by bees while trimming trees in Paramus

Three workers who were trimming trees were stung by bees in Paramus on Thursday morning.

It happened in the area of Howland Avenue and Village Circle just before 11 a.m.

Three Shade Tree employees were trimming trees there when they were stung. One employee suffered severe stings while the the other two were stung moderately, police said.

One of the workers was stung 40 times. She was taken to the hospital and has since been treated and released.

Part of Howland Avenue is closed while a bee catcher works to get the situation under control.

Officials said the bee keeper believes if the bees are left alone, they will return to their nest in the tree.

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