Barking dog awoke family amid house fire, officials say
By Andrew Wegley
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LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — An electrical fire caused $150,000 in damage to their house, but a Lincoln couple and their pets escaped unscathed after their barking dog alerted them to the flames at their southwest Lincoln house Monday morning, according to fire officials.
The two occupants — along with two dogs and a cat — had evacuated by the time Lincoln Fire and Rescue crews arrived at 1631 S.W. Jordan St. at about 6 a.m. Monday, Capt. Nancy Crist said.
The fire — caused by faulty wiring — broke out in the walls of the kitchen, rising to the attic of the home near West A and Southwest 27th streets.
The couple was in the process of replacing the house’s smoke detectors, which were inoperable when the fire broke out. But the family’s dog alerted them to the flames in time for a safe evacuation, Crist said.
The fire will force the family to relocate, she said.
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