Firemen in the state of Washington rescued three small animals from an apartment after a cooking session went awry. 
 
 Ileana LiMarzi, a spokeswoman for the Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue, tells PEOPLE the fire began at about 6:15 p.m. after the residents began cooking dinner. 
 
 “Two adults were able to get out,” LiMarzi says. “When we got there we found one dog with singed fur, and were able to get him out. Unfortunately, another dog was found and is now deceased.” 
 
 Velcro the kitten & Snakey the snake were found alive at Wellington Apartments! 
 
 A dog also survived & one, unfortunately, did not make it. pic.twitter.com/hF9fKR4fyH — CK Fire and Rescue (@CKFireRescue) September 12, 2017 
 
 She says firefighters went back into the apartment after 45 minutes to search for two remaining pets: a 10 week old kitten named Velcro, and a snake who goes by Snakey. 
 
 A firefighter carefully gave the little black and white cat oxygen using a machine designed for humans. 
 
 The kitten may have used one of its nine lives as LiMarzi said it was lucky to survive. 
 
 “It’s all about location,” LiMarzi says about how the kitten and snake survived almost an hour after the dogs were found. “The kitten was in a carrier, while the snake lived in a tank. They were on the other side of the wall from the kitchen.” 
 
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 LiMarzi says the deceased dog might have suffered from smoke inhalation. While the owners of the pets are overjoyed the majority of them survived, they are still heartbroken about losing one of their own. 
 
 “They were very happy when their pets were rescued,” LiMarzi says. “But, the loss of their dog was overriding everything.” 
 
 Despite their sadness, she said they were awaiting the return of their pets, which were sent to a veterinary clinic for check-ups. 
 
 “You never know how these things might affect them,” LiMarzi says. “There was heavy smoke in there, so the fact that they survived is pretty remarkable.” ||||| Firefighters helped rescue a family's pets after an apartment fire in Silverdale Monday. (Photo: Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue) 
 
 SILVERDALE, Wash. - Firefighters helped rescue a family's pets after an apartment fire in Silverdale on Monday. 
 
 The fire broke out in a second floor unit at the Wellington Apartments off NW Randall Way. 
 
 Crews said two adults and a dog made it out safely. Another dog did not survive. 
 
 Firefighters then rescued a kitten and a snake from the unit. 
 
 Investigators said the fire started in the kitchen and appears to be a cooking fire. One of the residents said they were cooking with grease. 
 
 
 
 Crews said the fire was contained to the kitchen, but there is heavy smoke damage to the apartment. 
 
 The rescued animals were taken to a vet to be checked out. 
 
 The Red Cross was called in to help the family. 
 
 
 
 
 

– "There was heavy smoke in there, so the fact that they survived is pretty remarkable," says a fire official after a kitten and snake were rescued from a cooking fire at an apartment in Washington state on Monday. Firefighters initially pulled two dogs from the fire, one of whom later died. It was 45 minutes before they returned to search the blaze again, doubtful of finding any more creatures alive, reports People. But Velcro the kitten and Snakey the snake, housed separately in a carrier and tank, appear to have beaten the odds. Central Kitsap Fire & Rescue says the two animals were saved and taken to a vet for checkups, per KOMO—after 10-week-old Velcro took in some oxygen from a mask.