A community is in mourning after a deadly fire hit a New York animal shelter during the night. It killed all 44 dogs inside of the building. Sadly, no one was able to help the animals.
The fire broke out at the No Dogs Left Behind shelter in Canton. The overnight staff was dead asleep when the fire broke out at 1 a.m. The blaze quickly moved fast and engulfed the entire building, according to the Canton Fire Department.
"All of our survivors perished in the fire," the animal rescue organization said in a social media post. "We are beyond sad. We are beyond heartbroken for these dogs. Each dog was a member of our family ... tragically, they are victims once again," the shelter added. "We have no words to express our grief."
Kennel employees call the deaths of the dogs an "unimaginable tragedy." Authorities are investigating exactly what happened that caused the fire. Up until now, the shelter acted as a sanctuary for dogs rescued from Asia's dog meat industry.
Dogs Die In Fire
The director of the Potsdam Humane Society opens up about the importance of fire precautions.
"We have a very strict policy. We have a long list of things that we check every night before we leave the shelter, everyone who's on duty and there's so many fire precautions and temperatures and fire doors and making sure everything's unplugged and it's absolutely imperative and important that everything's double checked," said Victoria Murray.
