12 dogs die in barn after electric heater causes fire
Written by terry on November 28, 2012 at 11:02
Eight puppies and four adult Alsatians have died in a fire which broke out in a barn in Rochdale.
Greater Manchester Fire Service attended the fire which started when an electric heater was knocked over at around 2.30am on 22nd November but sadly were unable to rescue the dogs.
Neil Fox from the fire service said: “They were breeding them in the barn and they were all young dogs so it was a real shame. They had a portable infrared heater keeping them warm and it looks like that was the cause. Electric heaters can be a fire hazard so never leave them unattended or stand them where they could be knocked over. Make sure heaters are always guarded.”
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