Fresno Firefighters Rescue Puppy From Abandoned Home Fire

Fresno firefighters were called out to a structure fire at a vacant home on Thursday, January 29.

When crews went into the house on the 3800 block of E. Woodward they discovered a small puppy sealed inside of a backpack.

The backpack holding the puppy was inside the room that the fire started in.

The Fresno Fire Department took to their Facebook page to recount the event and share photos of the cute puppy.

"They knocked down the fire quickly and while conducting a search of the occupancy, firefighters rescued this little girl from the room the fire was started in. She was found sealed inside a backpack," the department wrote in the post.

The puppy was evaluated on the scene and luckily didn't sustain any injuries. Firefighters turned her over to the Central California SPCA where she will be put up for adoption.

January has been a busy month for firefighters in the area, according to the Fresno Fire Department.

In the same post, they shared that there have been 524 fires since the first day of the New Year. Their department has a force of nearly 300 sworn personnel, according to their website.

Photo: Fresno Fire Department