LENNOX, Calif. -- An electrical fire at a Lennox pet store left 35 animals dead early Tuesday morning.
Authorities said the fire started around 2:31 a.m. near Lennox Boulevard and S. Burin Avenue. There were about 200 animals in the store, and the majority of them were rescued, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
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The 35 animals that perished in the fire were reptiles, fish, turtles, chickens and a cat.
Firefighters said a woman who was walking by the pet store ran to the station that is around the corner from the business and alerted them of the fire.
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"I ran to the fire station and I let them know that a fire was going on. I mean, what I care for is the animals," the woman said.
The blaze was knocked down within 25 minutes, and no one was injured.