Firefighters rescue dog from Telford house blaze caused by unattended candle
Firefighters have rescued a dog after being called to a house blaze in Telford.
The incident on Tuesday evening involved a small fire in the lounge of a property on McCormick Drive, where all persons were accounted for.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 6.40pm and mobilised two fire appliances from Wellington, with an operations officer also attending the scene.
Crews used breathing apparatus, a covering jet, and a hosereel jet to extinguish the blaze which was caused by an unattended candle.
The dog was rescued by fire service personnel and the fire service received a stop signal at 7.02pm.
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