
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 6, 1995                   TAG: 9505080086
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: LISA K. GARCIA
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

4-LEGGED SURVIVOR RESCUED FROM FIRE

He was dragged from the smoky building nearly dead, but after a little oxygen his cropped tail again wagged vigorously.

A skinny dog, limp from smoke inhalation, got his coat toweled down by emergency workers Friday night after being pulled from the B&R Used Tires store at 2904 Williamson Road N.W. Firefighters gave the dog oxygen and revived him in a matter of minutes. The dog belongs to renters at the B&R building.

Fire Chief James A. Patton said the fire was accidental, and no one but the dog suffered any injuries. Damage to the building was estimated at $500, Patton said.

Another fire call sent crews to an abandoned building next to the American Chemical Co., where a minor fire caused more smoke than actual damage. According to a fire department spokesman, trash in the building had caught fire. The cause was unknown.

by CNB