Paramedics resuscitate dog caught in Middletown house fire

A woman is distraught as Middletown paramedics try to save her dog’s life. The dog apparently was trapped inside the burning home Friday morning on Bexley Drive. The dog was resuscitated and transported to a local veterinarian. RICK McCRABB/STAFF

A woman is distraught as Middletown paramedics try to save her dog’s life. The dog apparently was trapped inside the burning home Friday morning on Bexley Drive. The dog was resuscitated and transported to a local veterinarian. RICK McCRABB/STAFF
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Feb 2, 2018
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Middletown paramedics worked diligently to save the life of a dog trapped in a Middletown house fire this afternoon.

Several paramedics gave the dog oxygen in the front yard of a house in the 3000 block of Bexley Drive. A woman arrived a short time later, jumped out of her car and screamed: “My dog.”

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She was met by paramedics and police officers, then allowed to comfort her dog. The dog was wrapped in a blanket and a cage was nearby.

The woman was visibly upset. About 15 minutes later, the dog, showing life, was carried by a firefighter to an emergency vehicle and transported to a local veterinarian.

It appeared the house suffered smoke damage.

This story will be updated when information becomes available.

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