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14 show dogs die when air conditioning goes out in truck

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Fourteen dogs died in Indiana when the air conditioning failed in the truck they were being housed in. This Jan. 29, 2016, photo shows a dog that was rescued in an unrelated event.
Fourteen dogs died in Indiana when the air conditioning failed in the truck they were being housed in. This Jan. 29, 2016, photo shows a dog that was rescued in an unrelated event. Gerry Broome AP
ROSELAND, Ind.

Police say 14 dogs died after air conditioning failed in the truck they were housed in for a dog show in northern Indiana.

St. Joseph County police Lt. William Redman says the dogs were discovered about 6:20 p.m. Friday outside a hotel in Roseland, just north of South Bend. He says the truck was equipped with air conditioning in the cargo area but that an electrical circuit breaker cut the power. Redman says police do not know what triggered the circuit breaker.

The high was 86 degrees in South Bend on Friday.

Redman says the truck belonged to Lakesyde Kennels and Handling of Wellington, Ohio.

The Humane Society of South Bend is investigating the deaths.

This story was originally published July 25, 2016 at 12:39 PM with the headline "14 show dogs die when air conditioning goes out in truck."

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