Fire kills 160 cats at animal shelter

Animal protection workers are mourning the loss of at least 160 cats which perished early Wednesday in a fire east of Toronto.

Firefighters, who were called to the Durham Humane Society in Oshawa, Ont., just after 2:30 a.m., arrived to find the building fully engulfed in flames. Emergency workers entered the building and rescued nine dogs, two cats and one rat, but scores of other animals succumbed to smoke inhalation, said Durham Region police. "It's tragic that so many animals lost their lives...
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