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DALLAS– A hearth that broke out at a Dallas buying heart Friday morning killed greater than 500 animals, most of them small birds, authorities mentioned.
The 579 animals on the pet retailer in Plaza Latina in Northwest Dallas died of smoke inhalation, Dallas Hearth-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans mentioned in a press release.
The flames of the fireplace by no means reached the animals. Chickens, hamsters, two canines and two cats additionally died, Evans mentioned.
The 2-alarm fireplace lasted about two hours and as many as 45 firefighters have been extinguished by about 11 a.m., Evans mentioned.
“Whereas DFR personnel searched and tried to rescue, the entire animals within the retailer sadly died from smoke inhalation,” Evans mentioned.
No folks have been injured within the fireplace. The construction of the massive one-story buying heart was severely broken, together with {a partially} collapsed roof, Evans mentioned.
The mall consists of a number of small companies and was described on its Fb web page as “a spot the place folks can go to eat and purchase every kind of Latin American items and companies.” A Spanish message on the web page requested for prayers for the households working there.
The reason for the fireplace was not instantly decided and is beneath investigation, Evans mentioned.
A whole lot of animals killed in Dallas mall fireplace
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