Dog safely rescued from Green Bay garage fire that caused $40,000 in damages
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say one dog was safely rescued from a Green Bay garage fire that caused $40,000 in damages and left three people without a home.
According to a release from the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, firefighters responded at 8:32 Monday night to a home on the 700 block of East Briar Lane in the Village of Allouez for a reported garage fire.
On arrival, crews saw visible smoke and fire coming from the garage and began an immediate attack on the fire which was extinguished within 10 minutes.
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Officials say all of the residents in the home and one neighbor were able to evacuate but were looking for a missing dog and inhaled smoke causing them to be evaluated on the scene.
After putting out the fire, crews remained on the scene checking for any further fire extension and were able to search and find the missing dog before safely removing it from the home.
A quick extinguishment of the fire is said to have kept it contained to the garage with minimal smoke damage to the home totaling estimated damages of $40,000.
Crews say no firefighters were injured in the incident and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
