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ATTENTION TV STATIONS – DO NOT USE. FOR KOCO TV 5 USE ONLY! Copyright © 2009 Chris Caldwell – BLACKWEL, OKLAHOMA – The Tuesday night blaze in downtown Blackwell claimed the lives of 4 dogs and 1 cat according to home owners. Blackwell Fire Chief Tom Beliel said the Ponca City aerial truck was a big relief when it arrived and got the fire knocked down pretty quick and he praised the fire fighters from Ponca City as well as Braman, Newkirk, Tonkawa, and his own guys at Blackwell. Devin Curfman said his cousin had came home and smelled smoke and went to his bedroom and opened the door where he saw smoke and it just went up in flames and filled the entire apartment with smoke. He then ran next door to have someone call 911 and by the time he got back to try and save the animals it was already filled with smoke and flames. This morning both the renters and the property owners were at the apartment cleaning up and looking for any pictures or other items that may have survived. The rear 1/2 of the roof collapsed during the fire. Curfman said tar from the roof melted and basically became an accelerant and caused the fire to spread and be even worse. The state fire marshal investigator said the fire started from lint smoldering in the dryer. The door on the dryer was closed but all the clothes inside were burned. Nothing was hardly recognizable after the flames ripped through the apartment. The family managed to save a few trophies and pictures but was left with just the clothes …