ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The investigation into a weekend house fire that left 59 pets dead in Vinton remains active as of Wednesday, June 24, according to Roanoke County Fire and Rescue.
The fire broke out just before 5:00 a.m. Sunday in the 200 block of Gunn Avenue.
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Firefighters say they had the blaze under control within 10 minutes, but the damage was done.
“You literally have one to two minutes to escape from a house before you start suffering negative effects of smoke and fire,” said Roanoke County Fire and Rescue public information officer Laura Schneider…