Raquel CiampiNORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Four family pets died after a fire broke out in a home in Allegheny County.

Firefighters were called to the flames engulfing a home on Gormley Avenue in North Fayette Township around 11 p.m. Monday.

North Fayette Fire Chief Ian Richards told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 the family who lived there was able to make it out safely.

A family dog and three cats did not survive.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross is assisting the family.

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