Several animals drowned as a dog daycare flooded once again in Northeast D.C. throughout Monday afternoon’s serious storms.
“It’s hard to watch; it’s unbearable,” D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said. “This is losing a member of your family or being scared that you did.”
Pet owners, some in tears, waited outdoors District Dogs to be reunited with their animals as firemens brought drenched animals out of the center on Rhode Island Avenue.
Water increased 6 feet up the front of the building prior to a wall collapsed and water hurried within.
“As a result of that, we’ve had some fatalities for the dogs,” D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said.
Firefighters needed to break through drywall to let water out of the building and rescue staff members and 20 dogs.
Donnelly called the staff members heroes who did whatever they might to save the dogs.
Pet owners said they were informed the dogs were transferred to a raised location as the building flooded.
District Dogs, which uses daycare, grooming and boarding services, likewise was harmed by floodwaters in August 2022, and the owner pleaded with the city to do something about the flood-prone location.
DC Water said a tunnel that ought to aid with flooding in the location is anticipated to open in 2 months.
Five vehicles and a truck ended up being handicapped in floodwaters under the Rhode Island Avenue train bridge.
D.C. Fire and EMS rescued 20 individuals in the location, consisting of 10 at District Dogs.
