Dog Alerts Wis. Family to House Fire
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GRESHAM, Wis. - A Rottweiler awoke a mother in time to grab her two young sons and escape from their burning house over the weekend in eastern Wisconsin, according to sheriff's officials. The 150-pound dog, named Zeus, awoke Jennifer Brusoe at about 8:30 p.m.
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Police called to a suburban family's home encountered a stomach-churning scene: dozens of urine-filled bottles strewn amid animal feces, soiled toilet paper and trash piled several feet high.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 5--Early Sunday, La Crosse firefighters extinguished a fire that began when the owner of a house at 1308 Mississippi St. was using a torch to thaw a frozen water pipe.   The La Crosse Fire Department was called at 1:24 a.m.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jun. 24--MERRILLAN, Wis. -- A 4-year-old child died early Saturday when fire destroyed a camper at 803 N. Jackson St. in Merrillan.
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A pit bull who was recently adopted by a family after wondering onto a construction site may have saved a teen girl from a house fire on Friday.
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By J.R. Welsh, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Dec. 17--GULFPORT -- The Shaw family of Gulfport recently got some news that let them breathe a sigh of relief: Their young son, who was mauled by two dogs Dec. 3, won't have to undergo a series of painful rabies shots.
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OREM, Utah - An unlikely source is to blame for about $12,000 in fire damage to a home. Police speculate Landon Nielsen's pet boa constrictor wrapped itself around a heat lamp inside the cage and pulled the lamp down, which set the cage ablaze.
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TWO RIVERS, Wis. - One squirrel got a fiery surprise when it apparently got curious about a chimney. The squirrel fell down a chimney at a Two Rivers home and landed in a fire in a fireplace Monday night, said Two Rivers Assistant Fire Chief Gary Shavlik.
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Detectives investigating the death of a one-year-old boy who was mauled by a pet dog will speak to members of the local community.
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A family of four are rescued from a chip pan fire at their home in Ballymoney, County Antrim.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 8--The battle over outdoor wood furnaces could heat up again next week as La Crosse County holds meetings and a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would restrict their use.
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By John Myers, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 17--ALONG THE GUNFLINT TRAIL -- Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk had to compose himself Saturday morning when telling residents about his decision to evacuate part of this wilderness road.
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ST. CROIX FALLS, Wis. - The stench was enough to guide emergency workers to a house where a utility worker had responded to a report of a power outage and found a house full of cats.
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CALGARY (CP) - Zack the dog was home with his original family Friday, but it's not a happy ending for everyone involved.
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POCATELLO, Idaho - Firefighters resuscitated four cats and an albino rat from a charred apartment in southeastern Idaho.  The animals received oxygen through a special mask designed for small animals that the department got two years ago.
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By Sandy Cullen, The Wisconsin State Journal  Jan.
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By David Silverstein, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Sep. 11--DRACUT -- Firefighters from six communities couldn't save a single-family home in Dracut after a fast-moving fire tore through the house Saturday afternoon.