Crime & Safety

Report: 2 Dogs Saved From Garage Fire

Tinley Park firefighters rescued two pit bulls who had inhaled smoke from a garage fire on Ethyl Avenue, Sun-Times Media reports.

Fire crews rescued two pit bulls Wednesday from an afternoon fire that broke out in a garage on in the 9300 block of Ethyl Lane, according to a Sun-Times Media report.

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No one was hurt, but the garage, a car inside and a nearby house were damaged, the report stated, adding that the fire was extinguished in 10 to 15 minutes.

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Firefighters used "snout-sized" oxygen masks the Tinley Park Fire Department bought 10 years ago to resuscitate the dogs, the report stated.

 

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