Dog wakes sleeping homeowner, alerts them to house fire in downtown Wilmington

Good News Notes:

Emergency crews are responding to a structure fire in Wilmington Monday morning.

According to a tweet from the Wilmington Fire Department, crews were at the scene of a working fire on North Sixth Street just before noon.

No one was injured in the fire, and crews pulled a dog out of the home after they arrived on scene. Firefighters gave the animal with oxygen to treat smoke inhalation.

A spokesperson for the Wilmington Fire Department says the homeowner was asleep when the fire started and the dog tugged on her to wake her up and get her out safely.”

View the whole story here: https://www.wect.com/2021/01/25/emergency-crews-respond-structure-fire-north-sixth-street/

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