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Shimmering Christmas decorations hanging on light poles in Manassas Park had to compete with the flashing lights of fire trucks Thursday as a fire ravaged the inside of a home at the intersection of Manassas Drive and Mace Court.

While no one was inside the home when the blaze broke out, the city's fire chief said the fire probably took the lives of at least two family pets.

The fire started in the two-story, single family home in the 300 block of Mace Court after 9 a.m. Neighbors said it quickly spread to the attached garage. By the time firefighters arrived, flames were shooting from windows on both floors.

“There was fire showing at the time we arrived, but we were able to knock it down fairly quickly,” said Manassas Park Fire and Rescue Chief John O'Neal.

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