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Fire kills family dog in New Bedford
Two people displaced
Updated: Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013, 4:30 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 09 Jan 2013, 3:25 PM EST
NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (WPRI) -- The Red Cross is helping two people after a fire forced them out of their home Wednesday afternoon.
According to fire officials, the fire started shortly before 2 p.m. in the basement of a home on Pamela Drive. Everyone was out of the home when fire crews arrived and it was quickly extinguished.
Although neither the occupants nor any firefighters were hurt, the family's dog died in the fire.
The cause remains under investigation.
Red Cross volunteers responded to the fire scene and are helping those two people.
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