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Several rabbits and eight goats died in a fire reported Thursday afternoon in the town of Busti.
Crews were called to Big Tree Road, near the New York-Pennsylvania state line, around 1:30 p.m. for a fire inside a double-wide garage.
Firefighters from Busti, Lakewood and Kiantone, along with county fire coordinators and Lakewood-Busti Police, responded to the fire. Flames and heavy smoke were spotted coming from the structure.
An investigation found that the blaze started due to combustible materials being in close proximity to an unattended wood stove, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. No injuries were reported.