A small dog suffered smoke inhalation after fire swept through a two-story home in Hillcrest Tuesday morning.
The homeowners escaped as smoke filled their home near 3rd and Pennsylvania avenues just after 5:30 a.m.
Gustaf Rooth said he and his wife initially thought it was another dumpster fire producing the smoke.
“I ran downstairs to see and at that point and time the whole wall to the kitchen was on fire,” Rooth told NBC 7.
When his wife attempted to grab Mia, the 3-year-old Dachshund, from her crate, the dog ran away and hid.
Rooth said he tried to find the right key to unlock his door but when he struggled, a neighbor broke open a nearby window so he could escape. That neighbor has been treated for cuts to his hand.
The dog was given oxygen and taken to a veterinarian where her family said she was going to be okay.
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San Diego Fire-Rescue officials said the cause appears to be accidental.
