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Two people were treated for burns and smoke inhalation Tuesday after a kitchen fire that killed two parrots, one corn snake, a rat and left a giant African bullfrog badly shaken.

A dog and a bearded dragon were treated for smoke inhalation.

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The fire in the pet-filled house at 90 Brockington Crescent broke out around 1:15 p.m. Daniel Gordon, a boarder who lived with the family in the house, said the fire started on the stove.

“One second you’re cooking lunch, and the next second you look and the grease is burning,” said Gordon, whose face was still smeared with ash as he stood outside with other residents caring for a menagerie of frantic animals.

Homeowner Stacy Brickman lives in the house with her husband, son, daughter, daughter’s boyfriend and Gordon, the boarder. She and her husband take in rescue animals that are injured or are no longer wanted by their owners, she said.

The family’s full list of animals included three dogs, a cat, two bearded dragons, three corn snakes, four parrots, two rats and the giant African bullfrog.