A black lab died in a house fire at 209 N. 90th St. in Greenwood tonight. The first call came in to the fire department at 6:32 p.m. The occupant of the rental house was not home at the time, and as of 8 p.m., no one had been able to contact him yet. However, the owner of the home had been contacted.
Fire investigators determined that the accidental fire started in the dryer near the back door. Batallion Chief R. R. Mondragon said it looked like the fire had been smoldering for some time, and that the dog had been dead for a while.
Capt. R. Shakoor-Asadi of Fire Station 21 looks at the burned dryer where the fire started.
Capt. R. Shakoor-Asadi of Fire Station 21 said it was a young boy living nearby who first smelled smoke and called 911.
6 responses so far ↓
1 Penny // Jun 25, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Rest in peace, puppy.
2 jlw // Jun 26, 2011 at 1:44 am
I know thw man and the dog. She was a good spoiled girl. Poor pup. So sad.
3 R // Jun 26, 2011 at 7:06 am
NOTE:
Like many dogs, this kind sheds a lot of hair, which makes it harder to keep the dryer from getting a lot of hair in it. I’ve seen advice that people should keep their dryer (lint trap, ducting, and inside the dryer housing) as free from lint as practical, but I’ve never noticed them to say, “Oh, and by the way, you must work a lot harder at this if you own animals that shed a lot of hair.”
(http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/2011/02/12/are-clothes-dryer-fires-common-how-do-i-prevent-them/)
(http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990129&slug=2941301)
(http://www.seattle.gov/fire/pubed/apt/apt_managers_handbook.pdf)
4 MonkeyPilot // Jun 26, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Poor Vader. She was a sweet dog.
5 anotherneighbor // Jun 27, 2011 at 12:35 am
aw, so sorry to hear this!
6 R // Jun 30, 2011 at 2:32 pm
An update: (http://www.phinneywood.com/2011/06/29/fire-department-confirms-build-up-of-dryer-lint-to-blame-for-greenwood-house-fire-that-killed-dog/)
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