LOS ANGELES (AP) - Firefighters rescued dozens of animals from a blaze that ripped through a mixed-use building with a pet shop on the ground floor in South Los Angeles.
Officials say the pet shop filled with smoke after the fire started in an adjacent unit adjacent around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
TV news footage showed flames shooting out of windows.
Crews safely evacuated birds, turtles, hamsters and other animals.
KABC-TV says two residents of upstairs apartments were displaced.
No injuries are reported.
The cause is under investigation.
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