JUST A FEW MINUTES. JONATHAN. THANK YOU. DEVELOPING NOW. ONE PERSON RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THREE PUPPIES KILLED IN AN EARLY MORNING FIRE. KOCO’S AUDREY GOODSON TALK WITH FIRE CREWS ABOUT THIS MORNING’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE. KYLIE AND ALEJANDRA. GOOD MORNING. THIS MORNING AROUND 330, A PASSERBY SPOTTED THE FIRE NEAR SOUTHWEST 66TH AND WESTERN IN. SO THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY EMSA. OTHER THAN THAT, WE FOUND NINE PUPPIES. THREE DID NOT MAKE IT, SIX ARE STILL ALIVE. FIRE CREWS SAY THEY ARRIVED TO FIND SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, INCLUDING ONE WHO THEY SAY BREATHED IN TOO MUCH SMOKE. FIRE CREWS DID GET ALL OF THOSE FLAMES PUT OUT, AND NOW THEY ARE INVESTIGATING INTO A CAUSE. CREWS SAY THAT NINE PUPPIES WERE FOUND INSIDE AND THREE DID NOT MAKE IT. UNFORTUNATELY. WE CREWS DO SAY THE STRUCTURE WAS VACANT AND WE’RE GOING TO KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE LEARN MORE ON THE CAUS
OKCFD: Person taken to hospital, 3 puppies die after building fire in southwest Oklahoma City
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire
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Updated: 10:05 AM CST Feb 29, 2024
A person was taken to a hospital and three puppies died in an early morning fire Thursday in southwest Oklahoma City.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Around 3:30 a.m., a passerby called 911 to report a fire at a building near Southwest 66th Street and Western Avenue. Fire crews said they arrived to find several people outside, including one who they say inhaled too much smoke.Fire department officials at the scene also said they found nine puppies, three of which died.>> Download the KOCO 5 AppThe building was a vacant dentist's office. Oklahoma City Fire Department officials said there was evidence of people living in the building.The cause of the fire is unknown. The fire caused an estimated total damage of $75,000.Top Headlines TIMELINE: Colder today as rain and a chance of snow expected Thursday in Oklahoma Norman City Council declares house public nuisance, forcing owner out in rare step Tourist survives after driving rented Jeep off of a cliff in Hawaii Movies coming to theaters in March Police identify woman hit and killed by train
OKLAHOMA CITY — A person was taken to a hospital and three puppies died in an early morning fire Thursday in southwest Oklahoma City.
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Around 3:30 a.m., a passerby called 911 to report a fire at a building near Southwest 66th Street and Western Avenue. Fire crews said they arrived to find several people outside, including one who they say inhaled too much smoke.
Fire department officials at the scene also said they found nine puppies, three of which died.
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The building was a vacant dentist's office. Oklahoma City Fire Department officials said there was evidence of people living in the building.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The fire caused an estimated total damage of $75,000.
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