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Three Dogs Die In Monroe Fire

Tuesday's house fire in Monroe killed three dogs. Tuesday's house fire in Monroe killed three dogs.
Tuesday's house fire in Monroe killed three dogs. Photo Credit: Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1 Inc. on Facebook
Monore firefighters at the scene of a house fire. Monore firefighters at the scene of a house fire.
Monore firefighters at the scene of a house fire. Photo Credit: Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, No.1 Inc. on Facebook

MONROE, Conn.-- A house fire on Twinbrook Terrace Tuesday night took the life of three dogs, according to the Connecticut Post.

The fire was initially reported as an odor investigation, but arriving crews found a working house fire, the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post.

The fire began in the basement, according to the Connecticut Post.

The residents smelled smoke when they arrived home at 8:45 p.m. and contacted 911, the Connecticut Post reported

Arriving firefighters encountered a fire in a utility room in the basement, the Connecticut Post said.

Three dogs that were not conscious were located in the home's living room, according to the Connecticut Post.

Mutual aid from Stepney Fire Department and Stevenson Volunteer Fire Co. and the White Hills Fire Co. in Shelton, the fire department said

Click here for the Connecticut Post report.

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