Police: 4 pets killed in fire at Huntington Beach apartment
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Four pets were killed Wednesday night when a fire tore through a Huntington Beach apartment, authorities said.
Huntington Beach firefighters responded to a report of a fire at about 9 p.m. at a two-story apartment at 6401 Warner Ave., Battalion Chief Jeff Lopez said.
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About 30 firefighters extinguished the blaze within 10 minutes, Lopez said. He said the fire caused about $40,000 in property damage and a loss of $10,000 to the contents.
The three residents of the apartment were not home at the time, but three birds and a cat were lost in the fire, Lopez said.
He said the fire is still under investigation but is believed to have originated in the kitchen.
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