Double home burns, 11 dogs dead
By Michael Lester - Press Enterprise Writer

Last updated: July 24, 2013 - 12:08pm

Derek Smith identifies a Whitey Ford autographed baseball he picked out of the remains of his 92 Butler Court home in Shickshinny on Wednesday morning. He, his wife Kim and their 2-year-old son Tristyn escaped the midnight fire unharmed but lost nearly all their possessions. (Press Enterprise/Bill Hughes)
SHICKSHINNY — Eleven dogs died early Wednesday in a fire that gutted a double home owned by a woman who breeds Chihuahuas. Derek Smith, wife Kim...

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