Photo gallery: Pet World fire

Firefighters battled an afternoon fire Monday at Pet World, in the Malls Shopping Center, 711 W. 23rd St. while store staff and volunteers attended to rescued animals.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence firefighters respond to a fire at Pet World, 711 W. 23rd, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence firefighters respond to a fire at Pet World, 711 W. 23rd Street Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Passersby watch as Lawrence firefighters respond to a fire at Pet World 711 W. 23rd Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence firefighters talk to Pet World owner Tim Emerson during the firefighters response to a fire at the 711 W. 23rd store Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

An iguana rests on the shoulder of a Pet World staff after being rescued from the store at 711 W. 23rd by Lawrence fireman after an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pet World staff and volunteers line up buckets, donated by the Malls Shopping Center Westlake Hardware, to use during the rescue of animals from the 711 W. 23rd store during an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence firefighters bring animals out of Pet World, 711 W. 23rd, after an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pet World staff and volunteers attend to a ball python brought out of the 711 W. 23rd store by Lawrence fireman after an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pet World staff and volunteers and area veterinarians give oxygen to reptiles rescued from the store by Lawrence firefighters after an afternoon fire on Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pet World staff and volunteers attend to Goliath, the store's Burmese python, after he was rescued by firefighters from the 711 W. 23rd store after an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A person attends to a rescued reptile after a fire at Pet World, 711 W. 23rd store Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A Lawrence firefighter carries out animals from Pet World, 711 W. 23rd St., during an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Lawrence firefighters rescue animals from Pet World, 711 W. 23rd., after an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Pet World staff and volunteers attend to animals brought out the 711 W. 23rd store by Lawrence fireman after an afternoon fire, Monday, May 25, 2015.