PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - Three animals have died after a fire ignited in a Plantation house.

Plantation Fire Rescue responded to a home near Sunrise Boulevard late Saturday night.

Firefighters said the home belongs to Broward County Public Defender and 7News Legal Analyst Howard Finklestein, who was away on a business trip when the flames started.

Two dogs and a cat did not survive the fire.

No other injuries were reported.

Firefighters ruled the fire to be accidental.

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