WASHINGTON — These little guys must have been shellshocked.

The consequences of a large fire that engulfed several town houses under construction in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Wednesday could have been much worse. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries — and two eastern box turtles caught in the flames’ path were saved.

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The two reptiles were discovered by Park Ranger Michael Ellis, who spotted them while surveying the area around the fast-moving fire in Lanham.

“I managed to move two turtles to safety before the flames engulfed the forest at the end of Aerospace Road and Forbes Boulevard,” Ellis said in a news release.

“Hopefully no people or creatures were harmed in [Wednesday’s] massively destructive fire!”

Eastern box turtles are known to live for dozens of years, and they inhabit a relatively small territory during that time.

According to Prince George’s Fire and EMS, the cause of the blaze remains unknown but damage from the fire is estimated at $8.9 million.

There is no word on whether the turtles were teenagers, mutants or were considering fighting crime.