FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a house fire Saturday night, where some of the homeowner’s pets passed away.
At around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, the 11 FWFD vehicles arrived at the home in the 4500 block of Wilmette Street, where visible smoke and flames had taken over the first floor. Firefighters rushed into the home and extinguished the fire in under 10 minutes of their arrival.
When the firefighters continued searching the home for any occupants, they found one dog and two cats who had perished as a result of the fire. They found two of the homeowner’s pet reptiles alive…