Rhode Island bird sanctuary vows to rebuild after last weekâs fire leaves 96 animals dead By Charlie McKenna Globe Correspondent,Updated April 8, 2021, 1:06 p.m. Email to a Friend About 90 birds were killed after fire swept through Foster Parrots sanctuary in Hopkinton, R.I., on Thursday. A Hopkinton, R.I., bird sanctuary home to parrots and other exotic species is vowing to rebuild after a four-alarm blaze tore through its facility last week, destroying a third of the building and killing 96 animals. âItâs a heartbreak,â Danika Oriol-Morway, the former director of The New England Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary and a current member of its board of directors, said as her voice trailed off.