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Dog Killed In Fire That Destroyed Mobile Home Day After Christmas

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KISKI TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - A family is now without a home after a fire ripped through their trailer the day after Christmas.

Authorities say firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire at approximately 7:37 p.m. on Wednesday. Kiski Township Police officers also responded to the scene on Elwood Road in Kiski Township.

Fire officials say that a couple that lived in the trailer were not home when the fire sparked, but their 12-year-old terrier, Max, was inside and did not make it out.

Authorities believe the cause of the fire was an electrical malfunction of a product known as heat tape. Fire officials say that heat tape is commonly used in mobile homes to help keep the pipes from freezing.

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