Chihuahuas survive house fire that started in dog cage
Four Chihuahuas survived a house fire that started inside their dog cage before spreading to the house's deck and roof Tuesday in West Seattle.
According to a Seattle Fire Department investigator, the fire started around 10:39 a.m. in the 200 block of Southwest Roxbury Street when an unattended work light inside the metal dog cage caught fire.
Flames spread to the wooden deck the cage was sitting on and then up the side of the house to the roof.
Firefighters were able to put the fire out before it made its way inside the house. And, impressively, all four Chihuahuas inside the cage survived.
According to investigators, the fire did about $20,000 of damage to the house.
Wreckage shows where the fire started inside a metal dog cage before spreading up the side of the house and onto the roof. Courtesy of Seattle Fire Department.
They were probably little a holes that bit children because they have little dog syndrome... and that's why they were outside and in a cage. I bet they tried to bite the firemen too.
I have a chihuahua and I don't know about other people but that little cage on the side of the house seems like pretty lousy existence for such vulnerable little guys. Chihuahua's get cold really easy in this climate and I would consider a cage outside cruel - not to mention that FOUR of them are in a frigin gerbel cage. Some people seem totally aloof to the suffering of other living things. Yesterday it was that creep who put a chihuahua in the oven and now these bozo's. It's hard to feel anything but rage for people this stupid. If they are reading this PLEASE treat your dogs better or put them up for adoption tomorrow. Hell, I will take them right now. Get a clue before you try and take responsibility for other creatures. They have needs that are particular to their breed that you clearly are not aware of or don't give a sh__ about. This is your wake up call. Learn compassion as a survival skill or your whole house might burn down next time.
Lucky dogs! Woulda thought the little guys were either smoking or playing with matches. Then I read further.
I agree, stupid owners. Dogs playing with matches trying to stay warm. I guess you can't blame the little critters.
Four small dogs left in a metal crate outdoors? Don't they know that chihuahuas have a difficult time staying warm? WTF is wrong with some people?! Too bad the whole house didn't burn down. That's what you get for leaving your dogs outside, you stupid idiot!
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I just don't understand why people have pets and treat them like crap. Nothing irks me more than seeing a dog chained up 24/7 outdoors or stuck in a kennel and never allowed indoors. What's the point of having a dog if they are chained up all the time?
Or you can just bring the dogs inside. What a moron! Glad they all sirvived!
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BTW, I love how it says the fire started around 10:39 a.m. Sounds like something Spock would say. ;)
I hope these people lost custody of the dogs are are now somewhere safe. I have a Chihuahua that I rescued from sickos like these who wanted to leave him outside when it was 20 degrees - with no heat lamp!
why would you leave a chihuaha out in the cold? What a bunch of morons
stupid a@@ people-bring your dogs inside where they belong.
Chihuahuas are NOT outdoor dogs. No chihuahua should be living in a cage outside. This makes me SICK. These dogs should be removed from their owners.
These gangsta dogs torched their own house? WTH???
So why was there some 300 watt work light in their cage? Please don't tell me that they were using the light as a heat source for the dogs...
Okay,... I won't,, but they were outside...   Probably so they wouldn't smoke inside the house...
They just wanted to have a Bar B Que!
I've told my chihuahuas time after time "no smoking in the cage"!
Very lucky dogs.