Four dogs are missing after a house in Bellingham, Massachusetts went up in flames, according to the town's fire chief.
The Bellingham Fire Department was called to the fire on Stone Street just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fire Chief Steven Gentile said.
The house was fully involving when crews arrived, but firefighters were able to knock the flames down despite some water issues with hydrants. The home has since started to collapse.
Everyone made it out of the home, however, four dogs are missing, the chief said.
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The home burned down in 2009 and was rebuilt by the same owners, Chief Gentile confirmed. Foul play is not suspected by fire officials.
The mother of one of the homeowners said her daughter saved the dogs the first time the home burned down 13 years ago.
"They got out," Ann Odabashian said. "She got stuck in the house and had to go back upstairs and crawl along the back deck. It was very scary because we couldn’t find her at first."
An excavator was called to knock down the house. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
