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Puppy Rescued from Fire

posted 10:32 pm Thu November 15, 2007 - Danville, VA

tags: fire • blaze • burn • house

She's already survived a life threatening situation at three months old. Danville Firefighters were able to use a special oxygen mask after her house caught fire. But it's not your typical rescue story. This one has a twist.

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She's only three months old, but Princess has already been through a lot! Franklin Robinson says when he first noticed the smoke.

Franklin Robinson, Princess's owner - "I didn't think it was that bad."

But as the fire spread, he realized his little sidekick was missing.

Robinson - “I didn't see her nowhere, and I was so glad when the fireman told me he had her."

She wasn't doing very well, though. A fireman found her under the bed choking from the smoke. Luckily, crews had special oxygen masks on hand.

Paulette Dean, Danville Humane Society - "They are just like the oxygen masks for humans except they come in sizes for animals from mice to huge dogs."

Because whether you've got four legs, or two…

Michael Jefferson, Battalion Chief, EMS and Safety - "They have to have 21 percent oxygen they have to breathe the same as we do."

So they can keep brightening our lives, one nuzzle at a time.

Jefferson - "Especially the elderly community, that's the only people they have, they think of their dogs like a child and they mean as much as a person."

Robinson says he couldn't agree more.

Robinson - "That's the love of my life, yeah she is."

The humane society received the masks through a grant four years ago and passed them out to all area EMS, police and fire vehicles. Fire officials say an overloaded electrical outlet caused the blaze.

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