Trained therapy dog dies in Kalamazoo County fire
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
Posted Mar 10, 2021
A trained therapy dog perished in a house fire Tuesday, March 9, 2021 on WJ Street in Oshtemo Township, Michigan. (Courtesy photo | Oshtemo Fire and Rescue)
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KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI No residents or firefighters were injured, but a trained therapy dog died in a house fire Tuesday night west of Kalamazoo.
A second dog, that was not a therapy dog, was outside when firefighters arrived and survived the blaze unscathed, Oshtemo Fire Chief Mark Barnes told MLive.
The home, and all of its contents, suffered substantial damage, he said.
Fire in Oshtemo Township
and last updated 2021-03-10 16:26:26-05
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. â According to Oshtemo Fire and Rescue, units were sent to a house fire on 10016 West J. Avenue last night. Initially, the alarm prompted a response from Alamo Township and Mattawan Fire alongside Life EMS.
Units found heavy fire coming from the home forcing crews to take a defensive strategy to stop the fires progression.
The home, and all its contents, suffered substantial damage. Fortunately, there were no injures to the occupants, but a trained therapy dog succumbed to the fire while the other escaped.
The fireâs cause remains under investigation.