A Fort Worth Fire Department truck.
Fort Worth Fire Department
Ten puppies were killed Sunday morning in a fire that also damaged a home in north Fort Worth.
According to Fort Worth fire officials, the blaze started about 8 a.m. Sunday in the 3200 block of Grover Avenue.
A woman who was staying in the home told Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV that she awoke to police officers knocking on her window, telling her to get out of the house.
Jennifer Zuniga said she was raising the 8-week-old puppies that were in a back room of the home, which belongs to a friend.
“I loved my puppies. I took care of them so much. I just feel like I failed them, you know. They’re so innocent. They didn’t deserve this,” Zuniga told WFAA.
The fire burned through part of the garage and punched a hole in the roof.
Fort Worth fire officials said the cause of the fire is under investigation, and that an arrest was made but it was tied to a different fire at the same home in February. The previous incident was a car fire on Feb. 25, a fire department spokesperson said.
Officials also said the home was “heavily cluttered” and showed signs of hoarding.
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