PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Three pets are dead and a house is damaged after a fire in Portage over the weekend.
It broke out around 8:30 a.m. Saturday at a home on Kingsbury Drive, east of Lovers Lane.
Firefighters contained the blaze within 20-minutes but say the cost of damage could be around $60,000.
Fire officials say one dog and one cat died in the fire and apparently another dog ran out the back door and was hit by a vehicle.
There were no reports of injuries at the time of the incident and the cause of the fire is still unknown.