This is a translation of the January 9, 2014 news on SBS News: Fire spread while boiling food waste for dogs…10 dogs burned alive 개밥 끓이다가 불 번져…키우던 개 10마리 폐사.

There was a fire at a dog farm in Soheul-eup, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do owned by KimOO (48 year old) today (January 9) around 10:10am.

Ten caged dogs were burned alive. The fire also burned 20㎡of slate temporary building and caused damage at an estimated 1,000,000 Korean Won($937 USD).

Based on the investigation, the fire started when Kim briefly left the area where he was boiling food waste to feed the dogs. The fire spread to the nearby papers and trees.

The police and the fire department are currently investigating a more accurate cause of fire based on Kim’s statements.

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