2 cats killed in Franklin County house fire EMMA COLEMAN The Roanoke Times Apr 17, 2024 Apr 17, 2024 Updated May 24, 2025 0 Flames swallow a portion of a residence on Ronnies Lane in Franklin County Tuesday morning. Franklin County Department of Public Safety Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EMMA COLEMAN The Roanoke Times Two cats were found dead inside a Franklin County home Tuesday after the residence caught fire, the county Public Safety Department reports.kAm!6CD@??6= 7C@> G@=F?E66C DE2E:@?D :? #@4<J |@F?E[ u6CCF> 2?5 r2==2H2J C6DA@?565 E@ E96 7:C6 @? #@??:6D {2?6 2E 23@FE `` 2]>] %F6D52J[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]72463@@<]4@>^A6C>2=:?<]A9AnDE@CJ073:5lA73:5_bc`#|%7GF!!h@FFzpvDf8t8|JBG#Ea|bzy'Iyb5H@B<z@*G|<{tFha`DwB<I$r$rg=U2>Aj:5l`___ecf``hahabgQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmE96 uC2?<=:? r@F?EJ s6A2CE>6?E @7 !F3=:4 $276EJ D2:5 :? 2 D@4:2= >65:2 A@DEk^2m]k^Am Franklin County firefighters respond to a house fire on Ronnies Lane Tuesday morning. Franklin County Department of Public Safety kAmrC6HD 7@F?5 7=2>6D 4@>:?8 7C@> E96 @?6\DE@CJ AC:G2E6 C6D:56?46[ “6I64FE65 2 4@@C5:?2E65 @? E96 7:C6 2?5 D62C4965 E96 9@>6 7@C @44FA2?ED[” E96 A@DE C625D]k^Am People are also reading… What a quiet Memorial Day weekend at Smith Mountain Lake means for summer Virginia Tech baseball gets NCAA bid, heading to Los Angeles Public access to globally rare flower at Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve VDOT to change traffic pattern at major US 220 intersection in Franklin County Update: Police ID victims, driver in deadly I-95 bus crash On Smith Mountain Lake, a long drought meets a busy holiday weekend Federal judge denies homeschooled student's bid to play sports for Roanoke County school New York making 'significant' effort to host Winter Olympics Quick-acting witnesses thwart robbery at Virginia Walmart Smith Mountain Arts Council announces Photo Show winners Ferrum College announces new provost 'Glad I'm alive today': Survivors describe deadly I-95 bus crash DOJ launches criminal probe of E. Jean Carroll lawsuits against Trump Judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order Nearly all Great American State Fair acts drop out kAm}@3@5J H2D 9@>6 2E E96 E:>6[ 3FE E96 EH@ 42ED H6C6 =@42E65 =2E6C :?D:56 E96 DECF4EFC6] %96 42FD6 2?5 @C:8:? @7 E96 3=2K6 C6>2:?65 F?56C E96 :?G6DE:82E:@? %F6D52J 27E6C?@@?]k^Am Emma Coleman (540) 981-3198emma.coleman@roanoke.com 0 comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Watch Now: Related Video A1 Minute! May 30, 2026: Week in Virginia Katie Brady with Stafford County Fire and Rescue speaks about a bus crash Katie Brady with Stafford County Fire and Rescue speaks about a bus crash A1 Minute! May 26, 2026: Riverbend baseball goes back to back; Guys & Dolls onstage A1 Minute! May 26, 2026: Riverbend baseball goes back to back; Guys & Dolls onstage The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States
