The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department announced that 579 animals died as a result of the ... The animals who died had been housed in an exotic pet store. "Most were small birds, but there were also ...

4 (UPI) --Hundreds of animals kept by a pet store in a Dallas shopping center ... No people were hurt in the fire, but an animal rescue group removed 579 dead animals from the scene, the majority ...

Most of the animals died of smoke inhalation, officials said. They included birds, chickens, hamsters, dogs and cats.

Hundreds of animals were killed after a fire swept through a Northwest Dallas shopping center on Friday morning.