MONROE, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say more than a dozen cats and a dog have died in a southeastern Michigan house fire.
The Monroe Fire Department responded about 2 a.m. Friday and Chief Rob Wight says the back of the home was engulfed in flames. The Monroe News reports a family of five, including three children, got out of the home safely but the animals were trapped inside.
WWJ-AM reports the family took in cats and cared for them. Wight says crews worked to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes.
The cause is under investigation.
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