There was a buzz in the air Friday in northwestern Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped a commercial truck that overturned. The truck hauling an estimated 70,000 pounds of honeybee hives rolled over around 4 a.

Several emergency responders were stung after the truck flipped in a sparsely populated area of Whatcom County. Efforts were underway to recapture the bees.

Approximately 250 million bees escaped from an overturned truck in Washington State on Friday, May 30 Authorities have warned people to "stay away" from the area where the incident occurred for at least 200 yards over the next 24-48 hours Around 250 million bees are on the loose in Washington State after a truck transporting the winged insects overturned.