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Woman believed to have attempted to rescue dog dies in Mesa house fire

The victim is thought to have gone back inside the burning home searching for a dog, according to Rural Metro Fire. A woman believed to have attempted to rescue a dog died in a house fire in Mesa, Arizona on Thursday morning after she reportedly went back inside the burning structure in search of a dog. A fire call came in around 11:34 a.m. for about two or possibly more people trapped inside a house on North 80th Street near East University Drive and East Main Street. Once fire crews were at the site, a man and woman with injuries were found and treated and sent to the hospital. To preserve the scene for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to investigate the cause of the fire, firefighters stopped searching and animal remains were not recovered. Photos released by the fire department showed a still-hanging "Beware of Dog" sign on a support post on the house's front porch.

Woman believed to have attempted to rescue dog dies in Mesa house fire

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A woman died in a Thursday morning house fire in Mesa after she reportedly went back inside the burning structure in search of a dog, fire officials said.

A fire call came in around 11:34 a.m. for about two or possibly more people trapped inside a house on North 80th Street near East University Drive and East Main Street, according to Rural Metro Fire spokesperson Shawn Gilleland. Once fire crews were at the site, a man and woman with injuries were found and treated and sent to the hospital, Gilleland said.

There was one person unaccounted for, but it was unknown if they were inside the house or had fled, Gilleland added.There was partial structure collapse to the one-story house, but once the building was stabilized about 2:22 p.m., firefighters did a detailed search for a woman who had possibly been looking for a dog, Gilleland said. She was found lifeless inside the home, Gilleland said.

Her identity was not released by officials.To preserve the scene for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to investigate the cause of the fire, firefighters stopped searching and animal remains were not recovered, according to Gilleland. Photos released by the fire department showed a still-hanging "Beware of Dog" sign on a support post on the house's front porch.

"This investigation is in its early stage, and is all this information available for release at this time," read a Thursday evening statement from the Sheriff's Office.

The home had "all kinds of stuff," including motorcycles, Gilleland said. "The hoarding situation makes it more complicated with just access to the fire and lots of things to burn."

Hoarding is a prevalent issue during fire calls in the area, Gilleland said.

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