More than 40 dogs have been killed in a fire that swept through a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York.

More than 40 dogs have been killed Thursday after a fire broke out at a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York. According to authorities, the fire started at the No Dogs Left Behind building at the Maple Ridge Kennels around 1 am when a passerby called the Canton Fire Department.

An overnight fire at a St. Lawrence County kennel has left 44 shelter dogs dead and employees dealing with “unimaginable tragedy.”