Dozens of cats and one canine died when a hearth erupted Sunday morning in an condominium advanced in Lengthy Seashore.
The Lengthy Seashore Fireplace Division responded to calls of a fireplace at a three-story condominium constructing within the 3500 block of Linden Avenue at about 7:30 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames seven minutes later, Lengthy Seashore Fireplace Capt. Jack Crabtree mentioned. It was not instantly clear how lengthy the hearth burned earlier than firefighters have been capable of sort out it.
In all, 32 cats and one canine succumbed to the hearth. The resident of the condominium was not residence on the time. She instructed authorities that the animals didn’t belong to her and have been deliberate for adoption, Crabtree mentioned.
Residents mentioned that smoke spilled into the condominium constructing’s hallway. The fireplace was contained to the one condominium unit, which was considerably broken. No different occupants have been affected.
The precise explanation for the hearth continues to be underneath investigation, Crabtree mentioned.
Lengthy Seashore Animal Companies, whom Crabtree mentioned assisted and dealt with the animals after the hearth was put out, was not out there for touch upon whether or not there have been different animals contained in the unit who have been saved.
