Pet Dog Rescued from 2-Story Roof After Climbing Out an Open Window

Firefighters in Connecticut were in for a surprising rescue when they were called to a two-story house in Hartford — and found that a dog had climbed to the roof.

According to reports from local outlets NBC Connecticut and the Hartford Courant, the Hartford Fire Department arrived at a home on the 200 block of New Park Avenue on Sunday, April 13, around 3:45 p.m. after they received a report of a small pup on the roof of the building.

The Hartford Fire Department was told soon after that the small dog had climbed onto the roof of the home's porch by using an open attic window, according to the outlets, and had then made his way to the top of the building — which was two-and-a-half stories tall.

Firefighters quickly sprung into action, using a ladder truck and sending one official up in a bucket to grab the pup from the roof, the outlets reported.

Fire officials later confirmed that the dog was not injured and was returned safely to the ground level.

"Based on his bravery, climbing and comfortability being on that roof, I may have to offer this puppy a job," Hartford Fire Department District Chief Mario Oquendo Jr. told WFSB-TV.

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A similar incident that required firefighters to get involved to save a pet's life took place just last month in Pennsylvania, when a cat became trapped inside a car engine.

The Charleroi Fire Department shared in a Facebook post on March 10 that they had freed the stuck feline earlier that day.

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"Our guys dismantled the interior fender and one headlight fixture, and there was so much room between the motor and the bumper the cat was a little scared, so it was running back and forth from one side to the other," Charleroi Fire Chief Robert Whiten Jr. told the Mon Valley Independent.

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"Getting it off of the street was the biggest thing because we didn't want it to crawl back in there or get hurt somewhere else running around," Whiten Jr. added, noting that the cat was taken to a nearby animal shelter for treatment. "It was frosted up this morning, so it was probably just trying to stay warm."

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