Man Burned, 2 Dogs Die in Castro Valley House Fire Sparked by Space Heater

CASTRO VALLEY (CBS SF) -- A fire that burned a Castro Valley home Saturday morning was sparked by a space heater, fire officials said.

The blaze broke out shortly before 6 a.m., when the heater caught fire in the living room on the first floor of the two-story house, Alameda County Fire Department spokeswoman Aisha Knowles said.

Two dogs perished in the one-alarm fire and a man who lives there suffered second-degree burns while trying to extinguish flames with a garden hose, Knowles said.

The man was treated and released from a hospital.

Two others at the home, a woman and an infant, safely escaped before fire crews arrived. Working smoke alarms alerted the residents to the blaze, Knowles said.

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