25 dogs killed in house fire in UK

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Sep 21 2014 | 5:20 PM IST
Up to 25 dogs have died in their cages after a house caught fire in Britain, days after 53 dogs perished in a suspected arson attack on a dogs' home in the country.
About 18 firefighters were at the blaze in Graingers Road, Hornsea in East Yorkshire yesterday, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service said.
The dogs were owned by private breeders who returned to their home to find it well alight with the dogs inside, the BBC quoted police as saying.
The animals were all in cages, so were unable to escape from the blaze.
The fire service said nothing could be done to save the animals. No people were in the house.
"It totally destroyed the timber-framed building because of the intensity of the fire," Paul Clucas, of the fire service, said.
The fire started in the detached, single-storey building but firefighters were able to stop the blaze spreading, he added.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is under way, the report said.
Last week, a 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Manchester Dogs' Home, one of UK's biggest dogs' home, killing over 50 animals.
He was later released on bail.
Greater Manchester fire and rescue service said 53 dogs had died, while about 150 were rescued and have now been taken to the centre's sister site in Cheshire.
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First Published: Sep 21 2014 | 5:20 PM IST

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