Glendale Police Officers rescue puppies from burning home

Several Glendale police officers are being credited for saving the life of a litter of puppies trapped inside a burning home.

GLENDALE, Ariz. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) - Just before 2:00 a.m. on Monday morning, Glendale police officers, along with the Glendale Fire Department, responded to a house fire on the 6100 hundred block of West Claremont Street. When officers arrived, neighbors told them there was a litter of puppies inside the garage of the burning home. A Glendale police officer used a shovel he found nearby to pry open the garage door in order to rescue the puppies.

The officers managed to locate seven puppies and used a nearby dog bowl to safely remove the puppies from the burning home.

As the Glendale Fire Department battled the fire, Glendale police officers used a FIDO bag to supply oxygen to one of the pups that suffered from smoke inhalation before getting them to a nearby emergency veterinary clinic.

The Glendale Fire Department recognizes the heroic efforts made by these Glendale police officers but want to stress to the public that re-entering a burning or smoke-filled home is dangerous and can lead to serious injury or even death.

The puppies and their mother were taken to Arizona Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Center in Peoria, where they are still being treated for smoke inhalation. The cause of the fire is still unknown.