greyhound kennel fire

[Guest bullterrier]

TWENTY-FIVE greyhounds were rescued when a fire broke out in their kennels.

 

One animal had to be put down after being trapped in the building and inhaling smoke.

 

The blaze began in a kitchen area and spread throughout the single-storey building in Warrington Road, Risley, Warrington, at 10am on Friday.

 

Firefighters think the incident was caused by an electrical fault in a tumble dryer.

 

When they arrived, the firefighters, from Birchwood and Warrington stations, helped the owner free the dogs before crew members entered, two wearing breathing apparatus, to fight the blaze.

 

One high-pressure jet was used to extinguish the fire while the gas and electricity was isolated.

 

After extinguishing the fire, crews damped down to ensure there were no hot-spots.

 

The ambulance service was called after a woman had to be treated for smoke inhalation.

 

 

[craigyboy 1,274]

kinel thats shit mate,i drove past it last week and pointed out the greyhounds to the wife,its a smart set up and the house is pretty smart too,at least no one was hurt,apart from the 1 greyhound

[Kay 3,709]

What a nightmare thank god most of the dogs were saved & there were no people seriously hurt

[CarraghsGem 92]

lucky, could have easily gone the other way and lost the whole kennel of dogs, the firefighters did a good job.

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

Shame the one unlucky little begger had to cop it. Glad the rest made it unhurt though.