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Several Pets Killed in South Berwick House Fire
🔴 The fire on Witchtrot Road in South Berwick was reported around 8 a.m. Tuesday
🔴 No one was home at the time, but several pets died in the fire
🔴 The family also lost many "cherished belongings and every day necessities" to the fire.
Several pets died in a house fire Tuesday morning in South Berwick.
The South Berwick Fire Department said a fire on Witchtrot Road in South Berwick was reported around 8 a.m.. Firefighters greeted with thick black smoke were able to contain the fire to the first floor of the Cape-style home.
No residents were home at the time of the fire, but a number of pets died.
According to a Facebook post by a relative of the homeowner, the family lost many "cherished belongings and every day necessities" to the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Afternath of a fire at a house on Witchtrot Road in South Berwick 5/2/23
Afternath of a fire at a house on Witchtrot Road in South Berwick 5/2/23
Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNH
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