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Firefighters responded to a fire at a three-story home in Southeast Portland on Sept. 24. One dog in the home died at the scene. No people were inside.

(Portland Fire & Rescue)

A dog was killed in a fire at a three-story, single family home in Southeast Portland Tuesday.

The fire was reported about 8:45 p.m. in the 900 block of Southeast 38th Avenue and the home was engulfed by the time firefighters arrived, said Lt. Rich Chatman, a Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman.

No people were inside, but the dog was eventually brought out of the home and died at the scene, Chatman said.

Firefighters initially fought flames from outside the home and soon put it out, Chatman said. What caused the blaze is under investigation.

-- Everton Bailey Jr