Here is a part of the story. It appears the couple who own the kennel were cooking bacon and it was a very old house.




Two dogs died in a four-alarm fire that gutted a two-story home and kennel on Route 101 yesterday afternoon, authorities said.

Firefighters rescued several other animals from the blaze at Aftan Boarding Kennels, carrying them outside and performing CPR in some cases.

Five dogs and three smaller ones were taken to the Barking Dog, a "doggie day care" center in Hooksett. Neither they, nor the two residents living in the antique farmhouse at 345 Route 101, will soon be able to return to the building, which was largely gutted by flames, the chief said.

The fire started around 3:30 p.m. while one of the occupants was cooking bacon on the stove. Without a fire extinguisher on hand in the kitchen, the residents rushed to another part of the house to search for one, Wiggin said.

By the time they returned, he said, it was too late.