2 displaced, dog rescued after apartment fire in Fort Lauderdale

A dog was rescued and two people are displaced following an apartment fire in Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue was dispatched to block of Northwest th Avenue just after a m following reports of an apartment fire with a dog trapped inside At the scene fire crews were met with thick plumes of smoke that billowed into the air Our units arrived within just a couple of minutes to discover that there was indeed heavy smoke showing from the front of this apartment noted Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Masses Information Officer Frank Guzman The two people who lived inside the apartment were able to escape the flames but a short while after they noticed their -year-old fur baby was still inside A resident was telling us that there was a dog inside that he couldn t locate reported Guzman Panic began to set in after the dog wouldn t respond to her name being called We were calling her but she wouldn t come out commented resident Aleerta Wiggins Fire fighters conducted a thorough search of the property and located the dog inside The dog was given oxygen and is expected to be OK Our firefighters began a search and located the small dog in a bedroom rescued her brought her outside and gave her oxygen revealed Guzman Fire leaders determined that the source of the fire was a pot that was left on the stove But the cause was briskly determined to be a pot that was left on the stove so this is a kitchen fire commented Guzman News spoke with the resident who revealed she didn t expect the pot to catch on fire I didn t know that the oil in the pan would catch on fire declared Wiggins As a outcome of the fire the two people and their dog have been displaced The American Red Cross is assisting them with their relocation