13 Dogs Die In Grand Prairie House Fire; Some Rescued

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GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSDFW.COM) - Thirteen dogs and an unknown number of cats and birds were killed in a house fire in North Grand Prairie Monday night.

It happened in the 500 block of Northeast 4th Street.

According to Grand Prairie's Fire Command Chief, a neighbor went into the burning home to rescue a friend but the fire department had already gotten the resident out.

The friend suffered a few burns and saved some of the pets.

No word on a cause of the fire.

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