Fire Destroys Animal Shelter in Gordon County

GORDON COUNTY, GA -- A fire ripped through and destroyed a north Georgia animal shelter Wednesday evening, leaving about two dozen dogs without a home.

The fire was reported late into the evening on April 12 at the Gordon County Animal Shelter on Harris Beamer Road in Calhoun, the Gordon County Fire & Rescue Department said.

According to the agency, there were a total of 23 dogs that were housed at the facility, and all of them were accounted for. A total of 20 have been taken in either by the Calhoun Animal Shelter or shelter volunteers, but three of the pups ran off during the quest to extinguish the blaze.

Unfortunately, a couple of cats at the Gordon shelter weren't so lucky. The fire department said two cats died in the blaze.

"Firefighters have the fire under control at this time and in overhaul mode at the moment," the agency added on its Facebook page.

Glenn Allen, communications director with the Georgia Department of Insurance/State Fire Marshal's Office, said the investigator is on the way to scene to begin the probe in the cause and origin of the fire.

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