Fire at upstate New York animal shelter kills all of its dogs

Dozens of dogs person died aft a shelter successful upstate New York caught fire.

Emergency responders were called to nan No Dogs Left Behind animal shelter successful Canton, New York, aft a passerby saw flames. The Canton Fire Department and different responders arrived connected nan segment soon aft 1 a.m. 

Firefighters connected nan segment were "met pinch dense occurrence successful nan kennel building," nan occurrence section said successful a statement. Photos shared by nan occurrence section show a house-like building engulfed successful flames, pinch dense fume visible successful nan background. 

There were much than 40 animals successful nan shelter astatine nan time, nan Associated Press reported. The shelter said connected Facebook that each of nan dogs perished successful nan blaze. 

A occurrence astatine No Dogs Left Behind animal shelter successful Canton, New York.  Canton Fire Department

"Each canine was a personnel of our family," nan shelter said. "Tragically, they are victims erstwhile again. We person nary words to definitive our grief."

The origin of nan occurrence is nether investigation. Overnight unit were dormant astatine nan site, nan shelter said connected societal media, but nary injuries were reported among civilians aliases firefighters, according to nan occurrence department. 

Canton is simply a mini municipality of astir 7,000 adjacent nan separator of New York and Canada. 

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