Dennis Myers and the animal were asleep when the house on the 1900 block of Bonitz Street crumbled to pieces around 5 a.m. Sunday, May 1, the outlet says.
Fire department photos from the scene show bricks, plywood, and other building materials scattered on the property and along the sidewalk.
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