Up to 11 cats and a parrot died in a 'horror' fire. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service also said a dog, a further three cats and a budgie were rescued after crews were called to a house fire in Highbury Road, Highbury Vale, on Sunday (August 7).
The fire was in the front of the property and spread to the front room on the ground floor. No members of the public were injured and officials isolated gas supplies. "Sadly 11 cats and a parrot died despite the efforts of crews on scene to save them," the fire service said.
Pets were given oxygen masks. Neighbours described the 'horror' fire as a tragedy that was close to home. Aiden Niblett, 30, who lives nearby and works as a manager at Mobile Lab Bulwell, said: "It is one of those things that is just a horror.
