Gruesome death for caged cats, dogs trapped in Chiang Rai house fire

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Gruesome death for caged cats, dogs trapped in house fire

By The Nation

 

 

 

At least ten dogs and cats were trapped inside their cages and burned to death by a house fire in Chiang Rai's Muang district on Sunday night.

 

Police said the fire, at a bungalow in Pho Khun road, Tambon Rom Wieng, started at 11.25pm.

 

When three fire engines arrived, they heard the distressed animals howling and crying because of the heat.

 

The animals had been kept in cages by the female occupant after she apparently picked them up from the streets to care for them.

 

Firefighters found it difficult to get inside as the gate was locked and there were piles of recyclable rubbish inside and outside the house. These piles of plastic bottles, old newspapers and clothes also caught fire very quickly.

 

The blaze was put out in about 30 minutes but by that time, most of the animals had died. Some several severely-burned dogs ran outside after the fighters freed them from their cages.

 

The 59-year-old woman, who lives alone in the house and was at work at the time, collects recyclable garbage during the day and washes dishes in a restaurant at night.

 

Police have yet to determine the cause of the fire.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30347435

 

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[Bob12345]

Always wondered about people installing bars in front of every window: besides why they wanna live in a prison do they ever consider fire risks?

[Thingamabob]

Disgusting. 

[SpicyMeatball]

Very sad & heartbreaking.

Its much easier to read about stupid humans being  killed by their own negligence than reading about the horrific suffering & deaths these poor animals are put through.

As a firefighter, I would have nightmares & PTSD after hearing the screams of these poor animals.

[oldlakey]

7 hours ago, Bob12345 said:

Always wondered about people installing bars in front of every window: besides why they wanna live in a prison do they ever consider fire risks?

Perhaps they think the danger of intruders is more immediate especially as she is a female on her own, but then thats only a guess