NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Firefighters have extinguished a fire that sparked at a home in Northwest Miami-Dade, and they also saved a dog that was trapped inside.
Peggy Worsley arrived at the home on Northwest 26th Avenue and 67th Street, Thursday afternoon, to find Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews on the scene and Chi Chi, one of her three dogs, stuck inside.
“I don’t know if it started in the laundry room or in the kitchen, so I don’t know for sure,” Worsley, who lives in the home, said. “They heard the dog inside the house, couldn’t find the dog, so they went from room to room, and the dog kept on making noise, and they found the dog under the bed.”
Crews located the missing dog and rushed the canine out of the home. Worsley said the dog was unresponsive. 7Skyforce hovered overhead as crews worked to feed the dog oxygen.
“They brought the dog out, laid him down, oxygen, and, like, for 15 minutes, they were trying to get him oxygen, and he came back,” Worsley said. “I’m like, ‘Yes! My dog!’ Because my youngest daughter, her and my dog have a good bond.”
Cameras captured Chi Chi lapping at his owner’s hand happily after he was pulled from the burning home. Worsley’s two other dogs, named Tupac and Biggie, were also safe, and officials said they were outside at the time of the fire.
A hole was spotted on the home’s roof from 7Skyforce. Visible smoke damage could be seen on the walls inside of the home, and parts of the ceiling have come down.
“We pretty much lost everything,” Worsley said. “Everything is pretty much demolished. We’re good. We got somewhere to go, something to eat, so no complaints, and start over tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day.”
The family said they are thankful their family members and dogs are OK. Firefighters also posed for a photo with Chi Chi before they left the scene.
Fire crews said a cooking fire at the back of the house sparked the blaze, and no other injuries were reported.
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