Dog day care catches fireplace in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood
by KOMO News Staff
Crews reply to a fireplace at a canine day care in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood on Monday, November 13, 2023. (Photo: John Odegard, Seattle Fire Department)
SEATTLE —
Multiple dogs needed to be corralled after a canine day care facility caught fireplace in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood Monday night time.
Responding firefighters reported heavy flames and smoke coming from the second ground of the building after they arrived on the scene.
The division stated staff evacuated the building and tried to corral the dogs on the facility right into a gated space outdoors away from the hearth. Multiple dogs escaped and were on the loose, so the SFD requested for extra sources to assist corral the animals.
While some firefighters began to place water on the hearth, others started looking out the building for any dogs which will have nonetheless been inside. Crews have been capable of get the hearth underneath management round 9:05 p.m. Firefighters totally searched the building earlier than confirming it was all clear.
The SFD stated “several” dogs that have been on the free returned to the power a pair hours after the incident. The Dog Resort workers reunited a number of dogs with their homeowners whereas the remaining animals have been taken to a different facility, the SFD stated.
However, some canine homeowners began posting on Facebook Tuesday that their animals have been nonetheless lacking for the reason that fireplace.
Allison Scarborough is at the moment in Japan and was boarding her two dogs at The Dog Resort. She stated she received a name from the Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT) saying crews discovered considered one of her dogs lifeless on the facet of Interstate 5. Her different canine continues to be lacking.
“I spoke with that facility they usually have been unaware Georgie had been killed they usually stated they didn’t know the place Remi was,” Scarborough advised KOMO News.
Scarborough is now desperately looking for her second canine. “She was one other excellent match for our household so in the event you see her, please convey her again. I do know Seattle loves their dogs. I like my canine. Please assist me get her.”
The SFD stated no accidents have been reported.
The SFD stated the hearth precipitated greater than $300,000 in injury to the power.
The fireplace on the location on Lake City Way Northeast began by a dryer within the laundry space of the power. Officials dominated the hearth was unintentional.
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