IN AVOCA TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED. PAUL? AVOCA FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THIS HOU SE SATURDAY MORNING AT ABOUT 7:30. THEY WERE ON THE WAY TA O TRAINING WITH FIRE CREWS FROM ROGERS, LITTLE FLOCK, PEA RIDGE AND BEAVER LAKE WHEN THE CALL CAME IN. <> "first crews arrived on scene reported heavy smoke" AN D WHAT THEY FOUND WHEN THEY GOT INSIDE WAS MUCH MORE THAN SMOKE. <> " heavy smoke showing and also homeowners were trying to get dogs out of the house." A LOT OF DOGS EVERYWHERE. ACCORDING TO LT SHANN NO JENKINS WITH THE BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - 149 DOGS IN ALL <> " we also had a team of EMTs and paramedics from Rogers and they were helping with givi ongxygen to the dogs we do have respirators r fo dogs because the dogs did have smoke ihilation th emselves ." THE ROGERS SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS ONLY 73 DOGS SURVIVED. THEY ARE NOW HERE AT THE ROGERS HUMANE SOCIETY <> "we just try t beshet that we can with all that we have for the dogs." THE FAMILY OF SIX WERE UNHARMED BY THE FIRE. BUT HOW IT STARTED AND WHY TY HE HAD 149 DOGS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. FOR THOSE WHO TRIED TO SAVE THE LIVES OF MAN'S BEST FRIEND... IT WAS A TROUBLING EXPERIENCE <> " its hard even for us its just like your own filamy members sometimes its dogs that is your family is the dogs I DID SPEAK TO THE HOMEOWNERS AND THEY DID NOT WANT TO GO ON CAME. RA THE ONLY THING THEY WOD UL ALLOW ME TO SHARE IS THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE KITC