32 cats and one dog die in Long Beach apartment fire

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The resident of the apartment told fire officials that the animals were in the process of being adopted.

Dozens of cats and one dog died when a fire erupted Sunday morning in an apartment complex in Long Beach.

The Long Beach Fire Department responded to calls of a fire at a three-story apartment building in the 3500 block of Linden Avenue about 7:30 a.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames seven minutes later, Long Beach Fire Capt. Jack Crabtree said. It was not immediately clear how long the fire burned before firefighters were able to tackle it.

In all, 32 cats and one dog succumbed to the fire . The resident of the apartment was not home at the time. She told authorities th