WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said two dogs have died and one was injured after a fire broke out at an apartment in Northwest D.C. on Saturday evening.

Crews responded to the 4500 block of McArthur Boulevard at about 5:50 p.m. for the report of a building fire.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a third-floor apartment on fire. The owner of the apartment was not in the home at the time of the fire.

The fire was confined to the third floor and rapidly extinguished.

Firefighters removed three Dalmatians from the apartment. Two of the dogs passed away at the scene. The third dog, named Cinder, was rushed to an emergency veterinary hospital.

DC Fire and EMS tweeted on Sunday morning that Cinder is doing well, according to the Veterinary Emergency Group, where she is being treated.