Colchester home damaged by fire

COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) - Multiple crews respond to a Colchester house fire Thursday afternoon.

The Colchester Fire Department says it happened around 4:30 p.m. at 56 Robin Road.

Crews say an off-duty Burlington Firefighter who lives in the area spotted smoke and pulled out a garden hose to try to put out the flames.

Crews say the fire was contained to the living room but the rest of the home has significant smoke damage.

Nobody was home at the time but a cat and dog were. The cat made it out but officials say the dog died.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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