TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Tallahassee firefighters rescued a dog from a house fire on Winters Run Wednesday morning, according to the Tallahassee Fire Department.
The incident transpired just before 8:40 a.m. after firefighters responded to the scene and found heavy fire coming from a two-story home, the fire department wrote in a press release Wednesday morning.
The incident transpired just before 8:40 a.m. after firefighters responded to the scene and found heavy fire coming from a two-story home, the fire department wrote in a press release Wednesday morning.(Tallahassee Fire Department)
“Due to concerns of structural collapse, crews initiated a defensive attack, knocking down the fire from the exterior,” firefighters said.
The incident transpired just before 8:40 a.m. after firefighters responded to the scene and found heavy fire coming from a two-story home, the fire department wrote in a press release Wednesday morning.(Tallahassee Fire Department)
During operations, crews rescued a dog by breaking a window and safely removing the dog from the home, per TFD.
Crews searched the home and confirmed there were no people inside at the time of the incident, the press release revealed.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Just hours before this incident unfolded, the fire department responded to an Apalachee Parkway house fire, where firefighters rescued a cat.
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