Two residents were displaced and five dogs died in a house fire after a stove fire spread to the kitchen cabinets while the homeowners were away, according to reports.
The fire broke out in a home near Northwest 192nd Street and May Avenue. Although the property carries an Edmond mailing address, it sits within Oklahoma City limits, according to firefighters.
A concerned neighbor noticed smoke coming from the structure and dialed 911. “One of the neighbors went to the house, opened the front door, saw the house is full of smoke, and immediately called 911,” Oklahoma City Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Chappell told KOCO.
Crews from both the Oklahoma City Fire Department and the Deer Creek Fire Department responded to the scene. Firefighters quickly learned that while the human residents were absent, five dogs remained trapped inside.
“We also had reports of five dogs inside. So, their priorities were fighting the fire and finding the dogs,” Chappell said.
Crews extinguished the flames and immediately shifted their focus to the animals. “We went ahead and took measures and assigned the full crew just to tend to the dogs and start administering oxygen and doing what we could for them,” Chappell told KOCO.
Despite those rescue efforts, the dogs had already inhaled too much smoke and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Chappell spoke with the homeowners when they arrived back at the property. “They’re, of course, upset over everything. Not just the damage to the house, but losing five dogs,” he said.
Firefighters remained on site to secure the home for the family while the residents determine their next steps.
