Dogs Escape Fire With Help From Firefighters
Kennel fire wrecks building but dogs remain safe
Thursday, Jan 7, 2010 | Updated 2:47 PM PDT
An early morning fire damaged an upscale Hollywood kennel where more than 100 dogs were housed for the holidays, but no dogs died in the blaze, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department
An early morning fire damaged an upscale Hollywood kennel where more than 100 dogs were housed for the holidays, but no dogs died in the blaze, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Arriving firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the business, LA Dogworks, with "the bulk of the fire in the rear mezzanine," said LAFD spokesman Erik Scott.
An aggressive attack on the fire helped save all of the dogs, and no civilian or firefighters were injured during the blaze, according to LAFD Capt. Stephen Ruda.
Once the fire was out, all the dogs housed at the damaged kennel -- from "little mutts to sheepdogs" -- were moved to another nearby building, according to Ruda.
The owner of LA Dogworks, Andrew Rosenthal, said there were 106 dogs housed at the facility and indicated that the business is known in some circles as "the dog kennel for the rich and famous."
LA Dogworks bills itself on its Web site as "Los Angeles' first exclusive dog Mecca," where a state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot retreat offers day-care in an indoor dog park, overnight boarding, grooming, dental hygiene, and "fetchmobile" car service for pet pickups.
The facility "is equipped with ultra-modern technology to ensure the highest level of health and safety for dogs of all shapes and sizes," according to the LA Dogworks Web site.
An investigation was under way to determine the cause of the fire.
