NEW LONDON -- A home in the Peaceful Hills trailer park near New London was damaged by fire and smoke on Wednesday afternoon.
According to New London Fire Chief Sig Holme, the residents were able to safely escape the home, at 19367 61st Street N.E., but a family dog died and a cat suffered smoke inhalation and was taken for veterinary treatment.
The department was paged to the fire around 3:30 p.m. and remained on the scene until around 6 p.m. The home sustained heavy smoke damage and a hole burned into the kitchen floor. The state fire marshal is investigating and the Red Cross was called to assist the family, Holme said.
NEW LONDON -- The New London Fire Department also responded to a call around 8:30 p.m. at Rambow Inc., 1000 Rambow Parkway. An alarm was triggered by pizza that burned in a pizza oven, Holme said. The department cleared the scene in about 15 minutes.
