Family's pet dog perishes in early-morning Happy Valley house fire
by Blake Mayfield
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HAPPY VALLEY, Calif. —
A family pet perished in an early-morning fire at an Anderson-area home on Wednesday.
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Residents were forced to evacuate their home after a fire ignited in their living room, according to fire officials at the scene.
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The fire broke out around 4 a.m. off Hawthorne Avenue and Robin Linda Lane in Happy Valley.
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Cal Fire, the Happy Valley Volunteer Fire Department and the Shasta County Fire Department responded to the scene.
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Officials were able to evacuate the residents from the home safely, but they said one of the family's pets, a dog, died in the fire.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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