Dog saves Plymouth mother and son from house fire
A MOTHER and son who were saved from a house fire by their pet boxer are "very lucky people", the fire service has said.
Firefighters were called to a bungalow in Staddiscombe Road, Plymstock, at around 12.10am on Monday.
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Dog saves Plymouth mother and son from house fire
The occupants of the property, a mother and son, were woken by the family boxer dog, the fire service said.
The pet attempted to wake the young man several times and when he was alerted to the fire by the dog he then woke his mother and they were able to make their way outside.
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Six cats died in the fire, the fire service said.
Three fire crews from Plymstock and Greenbank tackled the "severe" blaze at the semi detached bungalow, which is believed to have started in the tumble dryer.
A firefighter from Plymstock, who was at the scene, said: "The bungalow was really severely damaged. It was a very hot fire, an intensity we don't see that often.
"The occupants are two very lucky people - they may not have made it out without the help of the dog."
There were no working smoke alarms within the property and the local fire service is now making an appeal to people to make sure they have fire alarms fitted, and that the batteries are tested regularly.
A spokesperson for the service said: "We would like to remind people of the importance of having working smoke alarms to give an early indication of fire.
"It's amazing that some people still don't have them fitted, this incident only goes to highlight the importance."
The mother and son were treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics at the scene.
Comments
by trudie2010
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 11:55PM
“Look out jabba, you will feel the wrath of the "miserables" if you make jokes like that.”
by jabbathebutt
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 10:50PM
“And that was also a joke and the self righteous people who think that only fluffy nice comments can be made can red arrow all they want .
The same ones that have no comment to make normaly ... but when they see some idiot died in a car or motorbike crash of their own making feel the need to say how sorry they are , even though they dont know them.”
by jabbathebutt
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 10:44PM
“Puts lassie to shame . He only led a rescue team to little Jimmie with a broken leg trapped down a disused gold mine and crawled 20 miles in deep snow and storms and forded rivers to do it .”
by blackpot
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 10:42PM
“Ridiculous having six cats...and a dog,no wonder the PDSA is inundated,poor cats.”
by trudie2010
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 10:37PM
“I think the dog started it deliberately by putting the cats in the dryer!!”
by DevonEagle
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 10:20PM
“Any chance that the fire service could make a comment about why the tumble dryer caused the fire. They are so quick to go on about smoke alarms but I'd rather have any information they might have that could prevent my tumble dryer causing a fire.
Was it due to a fault or was it the way in which it was being used by the occupier?”
by trudie2010
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 9:30PM
“iamajc, why is that? I very rarely joke on here, wouldn't waste my time on this lot, but the dog story was just begging to be made fun of. I'd love a look inside the miserable minds of SOME of the people on here, especially DJANGO6421”
by trudie2010
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 9:18PM
“Bunch of morons!”
by iamajc
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 9:17PM
“trudie your tongue must have worn a hole in your cheek by now...”
by trudie2010
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 2:07PM
“Wow, tongue in cheek comment gets 8 red arrows, says so much about other people.”