LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
Careless smoking was to blame for an apartment fire that killed two small dogs on Sunday, according to authorities.
Firefighters responded just before 9 a.m. at an apartment near S. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Alta Drive.
Upon arrival, firefighters entered the apartment and found the fire in a bedroom. The fire was extinguished in less than three minutes.
Damage was estimated at $10,000.
Investigators believe the fire started on the bed and then moved into the air conditioner.
No one was home at the time of the fire.
No other injuries were reported.
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