Firefighters save three dogs trapped in Essex kennel fire

Firefighters from Essex County Fire & Rescue Service saved three dogs after a fire broke out at a kennels in Ardleigh.

The owners of the property on Slough Lane were alerted to the fire after hearing banging and popping noises. The building was 75% alight when the firefighters arrived. They managed to quickly stop the fire spreading further to the rest of the property, using a nearby lake to support their supplies of water.

Quentin Sage, Station Manager, said: “Our crews have done brilliantly here to get on top of the fire quickly, and of course rescue the three dogs who were still trapped in the building when we arrived.

“Fortunately, none of the seven dogs involved were harmed – and this fire was extinguished before it could damage the entire property.”

Essex County Fire & Rescue Service said it was not treating this fire as suspicious.