FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A dog was killed following a house fire Saturday night in Visalia.
The fire happened around 8 p.m. on K Road near Ben Maddox Way. When crews arrived, they immediately took a defensive approach as power lines came down on the home.
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Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire from the outside before moving into to search for possible victims. The homeowner was not home at the time, but crews did find a dog that had succumbed to the smoke.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined, but the damage is estimated at approximately $130,000.