"We were able to extinguish all of the fire, and remove 129 animals from the house," says Jonathan Riffe, Chief of the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department.
The one-story house on the 1200 block of Neptune Lane now has a blue blue covering the roof, and sits on a large piece of property.
Riffe says more than 50 firefighters helped rescue the animals from the house. He says the animals were a mixture of pit bulls, rottweilers and chihuahuas.
In total, he says there are more than 600 animals on the property.
Riffe says four dogs died in the fire, but nobody was injured and the investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
The house is listed as a breeder for several kinds of dogs.
A neighbor tells WTOP that they're not surprised they had so many animals on their property, but wonders if the owners took their love of animals too far with so many animals crammed into a tiny space.
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