FIRE DAMAGES REPTILE STORE IN CHATSWORTH.Byline: - Orith Goldberg CHATSWORTH - A an exotic pet An exotic pet is a rare or unusual creature kept as a pet, or a creature kept as a pet which is not commonly thought of as a pet. The definition is an evolving one; some rodents, reptiles, and amphibians have become firmly enough established in the world of animal fancy to store in Chatsworth lost some animals and received an estimated $100,000 in structural damage Wednesday morning when a fire ripped through the building, fire officials said. The store, Exotic Life Fish and Reptiles, which sells pet snakes, turtles, lizards and other animals, erupted in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. about 7:14 a.m. Wednesday, officials said. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. firefighters arrived at the store in a strip mall strip mall n. A shopping complex containing a row of various stores, businesses, and restaurants that usually open onto a common parking lot. Noun 1. at the corner of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Lassen Street by 7:37 a.m., said fire department spokesman Bob Collis. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical, Collis said, adding that the owner of the store would have to determine the content loss in the one-unit structure. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) A slightly singed red and yellow-footed land tortoise peers from a box Wednesday after a fire devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. Exotic Life pet store in Chatsworth. (2) Andre Neudorff, an employee at Exotic Life reptile store, checks a rhinoceros iguana named Malone for injuries. (3) Firefighters Mike Dodd, left, and Gary Mellinger of Station 96 move angel fish from a tank to a bucket. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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