LOCAL : 4 Pets Die in Simi Valley Fire
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A fire caused by an extension cord being used for Christmas decorations killed four pets and caused an estimated $90,000 damage to a Simi Valley house, the Ventura County Fire Department reported today.
The fire in the two-story house occurred about 9:30 p.m. Sunday in the 2600 block of Dusan Street, Fire Department spokeswoman Vicki Crabtree said. No one was home at the time, but two dogs and two cats perished, she said.
Fire investigators traced the cause of the blaze to a faulty extension cord attached to a string of Christmas lights draped on a mantle in the family room.
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