Posted on 09/22/2025 10:17:34 PM PDT by Angelino97
Thirty-two cats and one dog were killed in an apartment fire on Sunday morning, Sep. 21 in Long Beach.
Crews responded at 7:21 a.m. to the blaze at a three-story apartment building in the 3500 block of Linden Avenue, in the California Heights neighborhood, according to the Long Beach Fire Department.
Multiple people called 911 after seeing smoke in the third-floor hallway and fire coming from one of the units, said LBFD spokesperson Capt. Jack Crabtree. The fire was quickly contained.
The resident of the unit said the animals were intended for adoption, Crabtree said. No one was in the apartment when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported, he said.
But the apartment had “significant damage,” according to the fire department.
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33 animals living in one apartment? I would hate to have been their neighbor. That entire floor probably smelled like a pool sized litter box!
Not anymore.
32 cats and a dog in an apartment by themselves for adoption…I’m sure the lease allowed that and good luck with the insurance now. Bet it’s a crazy white female. There should be a tenant registry so that landlords can ban women like this from renting in the region again.
The fire likely started from the spontaneous combustion of animal excrement.
Was the box of wine harmed?
The poor dog...
Air fully saturated with ammonia, plus shut windows to reduce odors in the corridor.
The box of wine survived.
32 cats.... Does box wine act as an accelerant ?
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