On Friday, May 30, 2008 at 9:04 PM, 4 Companies of Los Angeles Firefighters, 2 LAFD Rescue Ambulances, 1 EMS Battalion Captain, 1 Battalion Chief Officer Command Team, under the direction of Battalion Chief Millage Peaks responded to a Structure Fire at 3946 S. Bledsoe Ave. in the Mar Vista, Del Rey area.
Firefighters arrived to find a single-family home with smoke showing. An aggressive attack on the fire, combined with simultaneous vertical ventilation, confined the fire to the kitchen area. During a search of the structure, firefighters discovered three dogs inside and removed them from the house. Having been exposed to the thick smoke, all three dogs were having problems breathing.
Firefighters provided supplemental oxygen in an effort to revive the animals. Two of the dogs survived and were transferred to the custody of Animal Control Officers. Regretfully, one of the dogs did perish.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation and the dollar loss is still being tabulated.
Written by Ron Myers, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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