Beloved Pets Perish in House Fire

Four dogs perished in a Sun Valley house fire Friday night.Ramon Doroteo/KNN

Sun Valley, Los Angeles: A man who left his home to run an errand came back to find his home burned and his beloved pets deceased.

The fire was reported on the 8800 block of North Morehart Avenue on Friday, Jan. 21, in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. The original 9-1-1 call was received at 11:16 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Neighbors were seen helping out by trying to extinguish the fire with their water hoses fearing the owner was inside the burning house.

The owner of the house returned from the store to find LAFD firefighters at his home and received news of the fire and death of pets. The owner was devastated and told Key News at the scene that he lost four dogs and "felt numb."

LAFD reported that in 18 minutes, 26 firefighters extinguished the fire in the one-story single family structure.

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