Three pets were killed in a house fireplace in Altavista on February 12, 2026 (Altavista Fire Firm)
ALTAVISTA, Va. (WSET) — Three pets were misplaced to a fireplace at a house in Altavista on Thursday. Crews with the Altavista Fire Firm answered to the house within the 1000 block of Commonwealth Drive simply before 4:30 p.m.
Arriving firefighters got right here upon heavy smoke and flames showing from a two-account dwelling, and it used to be marked as a working fireplace. The crew then requested the aid of the Damage Volunteer Fire Division.
An interior attack used to be initiated alongside with a search of the house.
Three pets were killed in a house fireplace in Altavista on February 12, 2026 (Altavista Fire Firm)
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Three pets were realized within the house and succumbed to their accidents.
Photography expose huge harm to the house. The fireplace is for the time being below investigation by the Campbell County Fire Marshal’s Discipline of job.