This week's heroes are the National City firefighters in California, who had to save a number of people and a lot of dogs. Sadly, three of the 15 dogs didn't survive, but the tried CPR on them. It's hard to imagine corraling 11 puppies, 3 adult dogs and humans.
National City house fire leaves 3 dogs dead after receiving CPR, 12 puppies rescued
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A house fire in National City on Saturday morning left three dogs dead, while a dozen puppies from inside the residence were rescued, according to the fire department.
Crews responded to reports of a house fire around 11:03 a.m. Saturday, near East 13th Street in National City.
National City Fire Department Battalion Chief James Stiles told FOX 5 KUSI that units from San Diego, National City, and Chula Vista responded to the call.
According to Stiles, the corner of a house was on fire, which appeared to have been started from the outside. The fire spread to a shed on another property, but crews contained it to that area and prevented it from further spreading.
No residents or firefighters were injured, but Stiles says that there were a decent number of dogs in the house. He confirmed that three adult dogs passed away, and that crews were able to save around 11 puppies.
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Crews attempted CPR on the three adult dogs in the front yard of the house after it was confirmed that no residents or firefighters were injured.
“One of our San Diego crews switched over, and we do have the capability of doing some basic CPR on canines,” Stiles explained. “And they did try to resuscitate three of them.”
They attempted CPR on the canines for about 15 minutes, but they were unable to revive them.
San Diego resident Cynthia Plaza was in the area doing community work and just so happened to drive by at the right time. According to Plaza, the owner arrived and told volunteers and crews how many dogs were inside the residence.
“There was a major fire in this residential area,” Plaza explained. “We managed to get here just in time to see a dog come out on his own and go under the fire engine. That’s when we realized there was more dogs in there. We managed to get 11 puppies out.”
Units stayed on the scene for a little over five hours.
Stiles says that National City police are working with the Humane Society to make sure all the dogs and puppies are cared for and to assist the residents with the dogs that passed away.
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