FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Firefighters declared a cat and a bearded dragon dead on Friday during a house fire in Fort Lauderdale.
The house was on fire shortly before 10:20 a.m. along the 1300 block of Northwest Third Court, according to the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel.
Firefighters found one person inside the home who wasn’t injured and rescued a pet tortoise that required oxygen and water.
The other four people who live at the home were not inside during the fire, which was under investigation.
Local 10 News Assignment Editor Carson Merlo contributed to this report.
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