A B.C. animal rescue says it will take months to reopen after a fire damaged part of its facility and killed more than 60 animals over the weekend.
Surrey Fire Services said a heating unit in one of the animals' cages caused the fire. The rescue society said it caught on fire during a power surge.
"It was numbing. It's heart wrenching to have cared for these animals for so long," said Pamala-Rose Combs, the vice president of the society. A heating unit in one of the animals' tanks caught on fire, according to Surrey Fire Services. The small fire smouldered until the next morning, when a staff member arrived and called for help.
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