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Fire At Humane Society Kills 160 Cats, Destroys Shelter
Wednesday December 17, 2008
CityNews.ca Staff
Whether vandals, faulty wiring or an as yet undetermined cause is to blame, one thing is certain: the Durham Humane Society will never be the same.
"It's devastating. Totally devastating. So many deaths. They were all so innocent," Karin Martens, president of the society, choked out through her tears.
"We're still in shock. We really haven't come to terms with the fact that these animals that we work with day in and day out and love like our own pets are gone," added distraught manager Ruby Richards.
An unthinkable tragedy just one week before Christmas has destroyed the shelter and killed about 160 cats.
According to a police report, the felines died from smoke inhalation after the blaze broke out early Wednesday morning.
"And now there's no animals left," sobbed volunteer Lori Neakin.
"It's just devastating. It is. We've had some, you know, electrical problems. We've had plumbing problems. I thought it was maybe something in the back room."
Officials were only able to rescue nine dogs and two cats.
The Oshawa Fire Department was already on the scene at Waterloo Street when police officers arrived around 2:30am. The front of the building was completely engulfed in flames.
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