Dog Dies in House Fire on Peach Tree Road in Boyds (PHOTOS)
A Boyds family escaped a fire in their home thanks to one of their dogs who alerted them to the blaze early Tuesday morning
PHOTO | MCFRS
The family told firefighters that at about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday one of their five dogs alerted them to a small fire in the house. It is unclear the origin of that fire. When the family opened the windows of the home on Peach Tree Road to air out the house, it fed the the fire that was inside the walls of the home, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer.
When firefighters arrived the three members of the family were able to get out of the home, but one of the dogs, described as an award-winning Frisbee champion Australian Shepherd was trapped on the second floor. Piringer said firefighters rescued the dog but were unable to revive him.
The fire caused an estimated $150,00 in damages to the home, Piringer said.
Firefighters were back on Peach Tree Road Tuesday afternoon going door-to-door checking smoke alarms in the neighborhood.
ICYMI – 145a Peach Tree Rd, dog alerts family to fire, family of 3 & 4 pet dogs escape, 1 dog did not survive & died pic.twitter.com/Y1g4FYyQZ8
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 28, 2015
More..145a house fire, Peach Tree Rd, Boyd’s,1 pet dog DOA, No smoke alarms worked, Family alerted to fire by dog that died, >$150K damage — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 28, 2015
ICYMI (145a) 22401 Peach Tree Rd; 1 family, 2dogs displaced; 1 dog died; Cause, electrical in nature; Damage, >$150k; inoperable smk alarm — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 28, 2015
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