Published: 7/1/2018 10:53:18 PM
UPDATE: This story has been updated since firefighters discovered one of the dogs survived the fire.
SHUTESBURY — A fire destroyed a home and claimed the life of a dog Sunday night.
At 7:22 p.m., the Shutesbury Fire Department got a call for smoke showing at 56 Wendell Road. When firefighters arrived, they found the top floor of the house in flames, said Greenfield Fire Chief Robert Strahan.
One of the residents’ two dogs died in the fire, but no people were hurt. One firefighter was taken to a hospital for a non-life-threatening condition related to the extreme heat and humidity, Strahan said.
As of 9:20 p.m., the fire was not yet totally under control, Strahan said, and added that it would likely take a few more hours to completely put out the flames.
Wendell Road was completely closed to through traffic, state police said.
Mutual aid was provided by fire departments from Greenfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Deerfield, Amherst, Wendell, Turners Falls, Erving and Northampton.