More than 120 firefighters responded to a 911 call made by a passerby at 5:44 a.m. who saw smoke at the strip mall located at 9000 W. Venice Blvd., in Palms, outside Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES — Seventeen cats were killed in a large fire that broke out early Saturday morning at a strip mall in Palms with a boarding hotel for pets, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
More than 120 firefighters responded to a 911 call made by a passerby at 5:44 a.m. who saw smoke at the strip mall located at 9000 W. Venice Blvd. Firefighters took 73 minutes to contain and extinguish the blaze. A business named Cat Place LA is located in the strip mall, located near the border of Culver City.
“Seventeen sadly proved beyond medical help,” Humphrey said. “Two of them were viable and could be resuscitated. They were provided medical support from firefighters until the business owner arrived” and brought the cats in for emergency veterinary care.
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