Firefighters were on the scene of an early morning apartment fire in Dauphin on Whitmore Avenue West.
When the Dauphin Fire Department arrived shortly after 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 10th, they learned the lone resident of the apartment was able to escape safely, but their dog was still inside the building.
Firefighters located the dog and transported it to the Dauphin Vet Clinic.
The occupant was treated by EMS for smoke inhalation and released at the scene.
The fire was quickly extinguished and firefighters were on scene until about 6:30 a.m. The fire department says the fire was accidental in nature, and was started by a carelessly discarded cigarette.
There is no available estimate on damages at this time.
