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Dogs home fire fundraiser reacts to 拢1m total

More than a million pounds has been donated to Manchester Dogs 蜜芽传媒 in less than 24 hours, after a large fire destroyed the building and killed 60 dogs.

Police are questioning a 15 year old boy on suspicion of arson.

The Just Giving page has received donations from more than 100,000 people.

The creator of the fundraising page was Beth Ashton, a journalist at the Manchester Evening News, who set it up originally intending to raise only 拢5,000. She told 蜜芽传媒 Radio 5 live's Stephen Nolan why she set it up - and gave her reaction to the page's success.

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