Two Dogs Killed In Fire At Yonkers Home

YONKERS, N.Y. -- Two dogs were killed on Saturday in a fire in a Buckingham Road house filled with boxes, clothes and garbage, that was likely caused by a space heater or a power strip, according to a report by LoHud.com.

The house was deemed uninhabitable after the fire.
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by Alesha Hanson

03/09/2015 11:00 a.m.

The owner managed to escape the blaze, but suffered smoke inhalation when she went back into her house to try to save the animals, the report said.

The fire ignited in the first floor's front room and fire rose into the attic, the report said.

Attempts to revive the dogs were failed and the house was deemed uninhabitable by the Department of Public Works, the report said.

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