After extinguishing a house fire in northwest Las Vegas, firefighters saved the life of a pit bull found in the smoke-filled house.
Las Vegas Fire Department firefighters were called at 12:27 p.m. to 1705 Neptune Drive, near Vegas Drive and Rainbow Avenue, on a report of a house on fire.
Firefighters arrived to find the rear bedroom of the home on fire and the home's 46-year-old owner suffering from slight smoke inhalation. He was treated at the scene.
As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, their colleagues crawled through the house searching for victims and found the 50-pound pit bull lying unresponsive.
Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said firefighters carried the dog outside and successfully revived it.
Szymanski said the dog was walking around and eating and drinking by the time firefighters were leaving.
Investigators determined the fire, which gutted the bedroom and caused $10,000 damage, was accidental.
The American Red Cross assisted three adults displaced by the blaze with temporary housing.
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