KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department responded to a house fire around 4:15 a.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of Lawn Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri.
Upon arrival to the scene, fire crews witnessed heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor of a two-story home.
The house occupants escaped the home safely, but told KCFD that multiple pets were still inside.
Firefighters worked to put out the blaze from the interior and searched the home. The pets were located dead.
No people were injured in the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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