A dog trapped inside a burning building was rescued by firefighters. Fire crews rushed to the blaze shortly before 7pm on Monday, April 1 at a property in Appledore after a caller reported seeing smoke pour from a building in Staddon Road.

After gaining entry to the property crews from Appledore, Bideford and Barnstaple established there was a fire in the ground floor. Firefighters began tackling the blaze with with 2x breathing apparatus, 1x hose reel jet and 1x 45ml covering jet.

Teams also rescued a dog from the burning building, giving it oxygen therapy after it was safely removed. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement: "Fire Control received a call from a member of the public reporting that they could see smoke coming out from a property in Staddon Road area of Appledore. Crews from Appledore, Bideford and Barnstaple was immediately mobilised to this incident."

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The fire was successfully extinguished, the service has confirmed, with the latest update provided at around 8.20am today (April 2). The statement went on: "Once crew got in attendance, they confirmed smoke was issuing from the property. Crews managed to gain access to the property and confirmed that there was a fire inside and got to work with 2x breathing apparatus, 1x hose reel jet and 1x 45ml covering jet. Crew also to successfully rescue a dog that was inside the property and provided oxygen therapy to the dog.

"The fire was located in the ground floor of the property and was successfully extinguished using a total of 6x breathing apparatus, 2x hose reel jets, 2x safety jets, 3x thermal image cameras, 1x positive pressure ventilation fan, small tools and a gas monitor. The cause of the fire was accidental."