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Two more pets die in second Guelph kitchen fire this week

. Matt Carty / Global Guelph

The Guelph Fire Department is investigating its second kitchen fire in the city this week.

Fire crews were called to a home on Walman Drive near Edinburgh Road South and Ironwood Road, shortly after 3 a.m. Friday following reports of a kitchen fire.

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Fire officials say the blaze, which produced heavy smoke, was contained to the kitchen.

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One person was taken to hospital for assessment.

Two cats and a dog were pulled from the home. CPR was unsuccessfully performed on the dog and one of the cats.

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The cause of the blaze along with an estimate of damage is still under investigation.

This incident is very similar to one that occurred earlier this week at a townhouse on Victoria Road South, where a dog died from heavy smoke conditions caused by a kitchen fire on Tuesday night.

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