Dog Trapped in Burning Car Is Rescued by Firefighters While His Owner and 2 Friends Shop NearbyMoná ThomasMon, October 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM UTC
Photo of dog and Interior of burned out car where a dog was rescued.Credit: Spokane Valley Fire Department
Spokane Valley firefighters found the dog sheltering in the back of the vehicle, away from flames and smoke
The dog received oxygen after suffering melted whiskers and smoke exposure
He recovered quickly enough to run around before reuniting with his owner
A Washington dog has a team of firefighters to thank after they pulled him from a burning car outside a grocery store.
Crews from the Spokane Valley Fire Department’s Engine 7 arrived at the scene the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 7, to find flames engulfing a vehicle, the department shared in a Facebook post the following day. Inside the car was a dog. His owner and two friends were inside a nearby grocery store at the time of the fire and rescue.
According to officials, to get away from the heat and smoke, the pup had moved as far back in the car as he could. Firefighters made quick work of the blaze, then shifted their focus to their “four-legged patient,” who had not escaped the ordeal unscathed.
The back end of the interior of the burning car, where the dog was rescued.Credit: Spokane Valley Fire Department
“He was in rough shape, with melted whiskers and clearly needing some help,” the department wrote. “So our firefighters gave him oxygen and some much-needed TLC. And then … he started to perk up.”
With “a little more oxygen” and “a little more time,” the dog was back on his feet. He was later happily reunited with his owner.
Photos the department shared alongside the post show the badly damaged car, with its interior scorched and melted, as well as the dog after his rescue.
The department did not share the dog’s name or breed, or what caused the fire. PEOPLE reached out for further details.
According to PetMD, oxygen therapy is the go-to treatment for pets that have been exposed to smoke. Experts at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine explain that smoke carries high levels of carbon monoxide, which can push oxygen out of the blood, leading to breathing trouble that can worsen over the first 24 hours after exposure.
For Engine 7, the call ended about as well as it possibly could.
“A scary morning ended with the best possible outcome: a family back together,” the department wrote. “That’s why we do what we do.”
Source: Nature
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