AR-News: (US KY) Fire guts shelter for pets

[Animalara2003 at aol.com]

By DeAnna Lasley 
An early morning fire Friday gutted the Leitch-field Humane Society's 
shelter, killing 40 dogs and 25 cats housed there.
None of the society's volunteers was injured in the blaze, but the shelter is 
a total loss.
Cause of the 2 a.m. fire was still being investigated at press time Friday.
According to Terry Barbiaux, director of the shelter, 13 dogs were in cages 
outside the main building and 10 dogs were released by firefighters.
Carl "Moon" Smith, assistant fire chief, said the fire started in the back of 
the building, possibly due to electrical causes.
The building continued to smolder through the night and firefighter Henry 
Eastridge worked through the early hours with one pumper to keep the structure 
from reigniting.
According to Darrell Harrell, Leitchfield public works director, the city has 
already contacted the insurance company to evaluate the loss so that clean-up 
can be started.
"(The city's) first priority is to get the animals moved," Harrell said.



full story:

http://www.gcnewsgazette.com/articles/2004/03/22/local_news/news61.txt 
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