Family tragedy as pets perish in Grangemouth house blaze

Firefighters sped to a Grangemouth street today to extinguish a blaze at a house which sadly led to a cat and dog losing their lives.
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A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were alerted at 12.25pm on Tuesday, January 18 to reports of a dwelling fire at Oxgang Road, Grangemouth. “Operations Control mobilised three fire appliances and firefighters extinguished a fire affecting a property. No people were injured but one cat and one dog sadly passed away.

"Our thoughts are with everyone affected.”

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