Fire guts local pet restaurant
By Mathew White
EDMONTON – Two dogs are dead after an electrical fire tore through the Doggie Deli restaurant at 151 Street and Stony Plain Road Monday afternoon.
- The Doggie Deli on 151 Street and Stony Plain Road was serverly damaged in an electrical fire on Monday, May 2, 2011. Two dogs died in the blaze while a third was recused and treated at a nearby clinic. Photograph by Mathew White.
According to a statement released by the Edmonton Fire Service, two English bulldogs perished in the blaze but fire fighters were able to resuscitate one pit bull by using a special oxygen mask designed specifically for animals. The dog was then taken to a nearby veterinarian clinic where it is expected to survive.
The fire was called in around 4:15 p.m. Fire fighters quickly arrived on the scene and found a locked building full of smoke. After gaining entry they were able to put out the fire in less than 30 minutes.
Damages to the building as estimated around $175,000.
Why were there dogs in the building if the doors were all locked?
Well I’m not sure what your eluding to but let me help you. If your talking about the animals being trapped in there and unable to escape; then I wouldn’t imagine a locked door or an unlocked door would make any difference to a dog.
Or I guess what you more then likely intended is that people were unable to go into the building to help the animals. Well to put it into perspective, would you leave the doors to your business in Edmonton unlocked?? Or if you had an animal and you left him home alone, would you leave your front doors unlocked…??
Anyways, I love animals, and this is super unfortunate. Kind of cool that the firefighters used a oxygen mask designed just for dogs.
What do you do when you leave your house for the day? Me, I put my dog in his crate and I lock my doors.
This is no different – the dogs were in the building while the owners ran errands. It’s a terrible, unfortunate accident.