HILLSVILLE, Va. – The Hillsville Fire Department announced Monday that two residents were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, and two pets died after a house fire Monday morning.
According to officials, first responders were dispatched to the 2000 block of Sylvatus Highway at 2:07 a.m. for a reported house fire.
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Seven minutes later crews arrived on scene, finding heavy fire showing from a two-story single-family house with all occupants accounted for. Crews worked tirelessly in single-digit temperatures to put out the fire; all units left the scene at 5:30 a.m. with an additional two hours of clean-up afterwards. A cause of the fire has not been released at this time.