Ghaziabad, June 2 -- A fire broke out on Tuesday in an Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad apartment on the third floor of Avantika SK Homes killing three adult pet dogs, while the family of four residing there was rescued.

According to fire officials the fire incident happened around 3am in third floor where Pawan Sharma (52), resided with his wife (46), two children (20 and 18) and three dogs, including two German Shepherds and a Husky.

Fire department received a call around 3.09am on Tuesday and two fire tenders were rushed to SK Homes in Avantika. The building has three floors occupied by different families, officials said.

"The fire started in the drawing room of Pawan Sharma's flat while the family was sleeping in one of the rooms. Soon, t...