SLC Firefighters Rescue 18 Animals From Basement Fire
Feb 20, 2021, 10:20 AM
A large tortoise was among the animals firefighters saved from a basement fire on Feb. 20, 2021. (SLC Fire/Twitter)
(SLC Fire/Twitter)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Crews with the Salt Lake City Fire Department rescued 18 animals from a basement fire Saturday morning.
Officials said firefighters responded to the fire in a home near 450 North and 1400 West. No injuries were reported and four adults were displaced by the blaze.
Six dogs, a large tortoise, two small tortoises, three cats, a parrot, three snakes and two lizards were saved from the flames. Officials said one bird did die.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
