Albuquerque firefighters carried three dogs out of a house fire
A candle left burning started a fire on Zuni. Firefighters got all three dogs out. Nobody was reported hurt, and the Red Cross is helping the three people who cannot stay in the house.
Read the original
The reporting lives at Albuquerque Journal. Our summary is checked against it, and we link it on every story.
Around 9 a.m. on Monday, November 2, Albuquerque Fire Rescue was sent to a house fire in the 9000 block of Zuni, near Central and Wyoming, the Albuquerque Journal reported. When firefighters arrived, they found three dogs in the home and brought all three out.
The department said nobody was hurt, including the dogs. Three people who live there were displaced, and the Red Cross is helping them. Fire investigators said the blaze was accidental and started because a candle was left burning.
For the classroom
On a Monday morning in Albuquerque, a candle that was left burning started a fire in a house on Zuni, near Central and Wyoming. Firefighters from Albuquerque Fire Rescue went to the home and found three dogs inside. They carried all three dogs out. The fire department said nobody was hurt, and that includes the dogs. Three people who live there cannot stay in the house. The Red Cross is helping them. Investigators said the fire was an accident.
- What did the firefighters do for the three dogs?
- How did the fire start, according to investigators?
- What is one safe habit a family can use with candles?
For a teacher to read with a class. Print the story of the day · Morning announcements · All classroom stories · This week's Good News Friday pack
Albuquerque, New MexicoFirefightersFirst respondersAnimal rescueDogsGood news on November 2
More good news
Other stories in the same neighborhood of kindness.
HeroesCity buses took 32 Albuquerque veterans to the airport for an Honor Flight
ABQ RIDE carried veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam to the Sunport. KOB reported a police escort and that Interstate 25 was shut down for the trip.
Verified · KOB
HeroesA baby born at just over a pound goes home after eight months
A baby born at just over 1 pound spent eight months at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Westchester County and has now gone home.
Verified · CBS New York
HeroesBrevard crews brought more than 100 people out of the flood
Deputies helped drivers caught in rising water across Brevard County. Airboats took residents out of a West Melbourne neighborhood, and a helicopter lifted one Florida Tech student from a flooded pond.
Verified · Florida Today