Stove warning after dogs caught in shed fire

The blaze started in the wooden building in a garden on South Drive, in Appley Bridge, at around 8.50pm on Saturday.

It was seen by the residents of the house and they used a garden hose to put out the fire quickly.

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But two dogs had been sleeping inside the shed at the time and were affected by the fire.

Firefighters were able to save a Labrador, but sadly a springer spaniel died.

Andy Hamilton, crew manager at Skelmersdale fire station, said: "Only about. two weeks ago we started carrying oxygen masks for dogs, so we put one of those on him and he came round quite a lot.

"The owner took him to the vet. He looked a lot better."

The blaze was thought to have been started by a wood-burning stove in the shed.

Mr Hamilton said: "We will go back to carry out a hot strike on neighbouring properties to make them aware of the dangers of wood-burning stoves.

"We have had three incidents since Christmas involving wood-burning stoves."