October 26, 2008 01:50am
FIREFIGHTERS dodged fallen power lines to rescue and resuscitate a dog and four kittens at a home in Melbourne's west this evening.
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) found the front and roof of the single- storey home in Seddon fully ablaze just before 9pm (AEDT).
A woman and her three children had been inside but managed to escape.
An MFB spokesman said when firefighters entered the house, they found a pet dog named Leo, not breathing, beside a box of four kittens.
Firefighters rushed Leo and the kittens outside, where all were revived.
As fire crews fought the fire, they had to dodge fallen power lines that had come away from the house.
An 11-year-old girl suffered smoke inhalation and was taken to hospital for observation.
There were no working smoke alarms in the house, and the cost of damage has been estimated at about $150,000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
