California firefighters rescued 70 cats and dogs from a house that caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a home with 70 dogs and cats in Martinez, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2023.California firefighters rescued 70 cats and dogs, mostly Pomeranians, from a house that caught fire Tuesday morning, officials said.
The blaze was first reported at 11:06 a.m. in a single-family, two-story home on Barber Lane in Martinez, a suburb about 35 miles northeast of San Francisco, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Firefighters were on the scene by 11:11 a.m. and started putting out flames from the blaze that had fully engulfed the attached garage and spread to the second story, Steve Hill, a spokesperson for the district told SFGATE on the phone.
Three residents self-evacuated; one of them was transported to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, Hill said. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a home with 70 dogs and cats in Martinez, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2023.Firefighters pulled 70 cats and dogs from the home and its premises.The Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a home with 70 dogs and cats in Martinez, Calif., on Jan. 17, 2023.
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