Firefighters Rescue 2 Dogs From OKC Home Ablaze

Oklahoma City firefighters put out a house fire on the south side of the city, saving the family's pets from the blaze.

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 9:53 am

By: News 9


Jon Jordan, News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City firefighters put out a house fire on the south side of the city Thursday morning, saving the family's pets from the blaze.

Firefighters were called to 3416 S. Quapah where the home was fully involved in the fire.

The dogs' owner Charlotte Cooper said she was afraid her precious pets wouldn't make it out alive.

"My neighbor came and he said get out, get out of the house now and I am like ‘No I got to find my dogs.' But he made me get out," Cooper said.

Just as Cooper was being pulled from the house fire, Oklahoma City firefighters arrived.

"I told them I have two dogs in there, a little one and a big one," she said.

Rowdy, a Bull Terrier, and Sadie, a Miniature Pinscher, were afraid and hid in the back of the house. After two lengthy searches fire fighters were eventually able to track down the dogs and carried them out to safety.

"[We] actually located the dogs under a baby bed," said Oklahoma City Firefighter Richard Calvert. "It's been my experience that almost always the animals will hide from you, under the beds, under the couch, somewhere."

Based on experience Calvert said animals hide not because they're scared, but because they are trying to protect themselves.

"Heat and smoke all rise so if they are right against the floor. They can withstand harsher environments then most humans can," said Calvert.

It's a big reason he said the dogs were pulled from the fire alive and without suffering from any smoke inhalation.

"I was afraid Sadie wouldn't come out because she is so scared of other people but here they came carrying them both out…I was just happy and relieved," said Cooper.

Cooper and her pets are doing just fine. Cooper said the Bull Terrier has hip problems and never would have made it out without a firefighter helping him.

It is unclear what sparked the blaze.

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