More than 500 animals at a Dallas shopping center pet shop were killed when a fire broke out at the structure, fire authorities said this week.

Dallas Animal Services removed 579 dead animals from an exotic pet shop inside Plaza Latina Bazaar, a shopping center in Northwest Dallas, following the extinguishing of a fire on

Authorities in Dallas say a fire that broke out at a shopping center has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds

"Most were small birds, but there were also chickens, hamsters, two dogs and two cats," said a Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman