No one hurt, dogs rescued from Dunbar fire
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Dunbar police officer Jamie Speelman, left, looks at the state of Diesel the dog, as he is resuscitated with an animal oxygen mask by (from left) Fayette EMS EMT Joseph Lane, Morell fireman Ed Maust, and Fayette EMS paramedic John Bandalo. Diesel was taken to a veterinarian and treated for smoke inhalation and malnutrition.
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A trailer home at 32 Green St. in Dunbar burned on Thursday afternoon. All human occupants made it out safely, but one of the dogs was carried out, unresponsive in a wired-shut cage.
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Diesel the dog stands on his own two feet in the back of the Morrell VFD fire truck.
Morrell fireman Josh Watson holds Diesel the dog in the back of the Dunbar Borough police car after Diesel was carried unconscious out of a burning trailer home and resuscitated by Fayette EMS and Morrell fireman Ed Maust, seen right scratching under Diesel's chin. A trailer home at 32 Green Street in Dunbar burned on Thursday afternoon. All human occupants made it out safely, but one of the dogs was carried out, unresponsive in a cage. Fayette EMS paramedic John Bandalo, EMT Joseph Lane, and Morrell fireman Ed Maust resuscitated the dog, Diesel, with an animal oxygen mask. Diesel was taken to the vet by Dunbar Borough Police Officer Jamie Speelman for smoke inhalation and malnutrition. Another dog fled into the woods from the trailer when firemen opened the door to fight the fire, but was retrieved by his owners.
One of the dogs living at 32 Green Street flees the burning trailer home when firemen opened the door to douse the flames. Another dog in the home was later carried out, unresponsive, in a cage. That dog, Diesel, was resuscitated by Fayette EMS and a Morrell VFD fireman.
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A Connellsville fireman pulls a malnourished dog out of his cage after struggling with the wired-shut latch.
The residents of a home in Dunbar were not injured when a fire started just after 2 p.m. Thursday, but one of their two dogs was resuscitated by volunteer firefighters.
One dog, which was black, fled when firefighters opened the door to the mobile home on Green Street, but they found a white dog named Diesel unresponsive in a cage inside the home, said borough police Officer Jamie Speelman.
Firefighters from the Monarch Volunteer Fire Department and Fayette EMS paramedics resuscitated the dog, Speelman said.
She said a man and woman lived in the home. The woman owned the home, but the man owned the dogs, she said.
鈥淭he white dog was severely emaciated. He didn鈥檛 have the strength to stand up,鈥� Speelman said.
The owner said he found the dog and was trying to nurse it back to health, she said.
He told her that he didn鈥檛 have the means to properly care for Diesel and agreed to turn him over to Angels of Mercy for adoption, said Speelman, who is president of the nonprofit organization.
No charges have filed against the owner, she said.
Both dogs, which are pit bull mixes, are at Duck Hollow Animal Hospital, she said, adding that the next 24-48 hours are crucial to Diesel蘑菇视频 recovery and the black dog was taken there for observation.
If Diesel recovers, one of the Monarch firefighters who helped resuscitate him plans to adopt him and rename him Survivor, Speelman said.
She said Angels of Mercy does not have a shelter so it places pets with foster homes until adoptions can be arranged.
鈥淭he dogs are safe right now and the family is safe,鈥� Speelman said.
The Dunbar, Morrell, South Connellsville, West Leisenring and North Union Township volunteer fire departments also responded to the fire. State police fire marshals were called to determine the cause of the fire.
Speelman said donations for the care of the dogs can be sent to Angles of Mercy, P.O. Box 62, Dunbar, Pa, 15431. Angels can be reached at 724-317-5558.