Ghaziabad, June 3 -- A family of four was rescued in the early hours of Tuesday after a fire erupted at the top floor of a residential building in Ghaziabad's Avantika. However, the bodies of their three dogs - two German Shepherds and a Husky - were found after the blaze, which gutted the flat, was doused.

Fire department officials said they received a call regarding a first at SK Homes at 3:09am. The fire had erupted on the third floor which is occupied by a 52-year-old man, his wife (46), and their two children, (20) and (18).

The other families on the other two floor were not affected.

According to chief fire officer (CFO) Rahul Pal, the fire started in the drawing room while the family was sleeping in one of the other rooms and qu...