2 dogs die, 1 rescued from duplex fire in southwest Miami-Dade County

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Two dogs died in a fire Thursday morning at a southwest Miami-Dade County home.

A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue battalion chief said the fire started in a duplex on Southwest 212th Street.

Nobody was inside, but there were three dogs in a cage.

Two of the dogs died, but a third was rescued and treated by firefighters.

A fourth dog in the backyard wasn't hurt.

The resident on the other side of the duplex got out safely.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.