FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Five dogs have died and a family is displaced after a two-alarm fire broke out in a central Fresno apartment unit.

The Fresno Fire Department says the flames broke out after 3:45 p.m. Thursday at the Fresno Glenn Apartments on Glenn and Voorman avenues.

Crews requested additional help over concerns that the fire could spread to other units.

Firefighters were able to contain the flames to one apartment and neighboring units suffered smoke damage.

The family inside the apartment was able to escape safely but investigators say five dogs were killed in the fire.

The cause remains under investigation.

Stay with ABC30 for the latest details on this developing story.

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