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Family loses 11 pets in house fire

Posted at 12:25 PM, Dec 03, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-03 14:25:02-05

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    Port Charlotte, FL (WFTX) — A family is safe in Port Charlotte after a fire severely damaged their home, but sadly they lost their pets.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 700 block of Bowman Terrace.

Nine units responded to the fire and quickly extinguished the flames in the attic, which caused heavy smoke damage throughout the home.

No residents were home when the fire broke out, but their pets were and they didn’t survive. According to Charlotte County Fire and EMS, the family lost three dogs, six puppies, a kitten, and a chinchilla.

Firefighters say an electric wire sparked the fire, which climbed into the attic.

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