"Kitten645, they had a few search dogs go into the houses to see if they could find any survivors before the fires got out of control, so I believe the German shepherd dog you are referring to was a search dog."

Nope. It was way too hot to bring in dogs until this morning. This was the house right behind the explosion. The firefighters were hanging around rather helpless and said they saw the dog in the big bay window at the front of the house. THe house wasn't on fire yet. They broke the window and got him out.
K9 rescue dogs are outfitted quite well and this one was being led out on a rope. I saw the video. He wanted OUT! Poor thing. Let me see if I can find the video. It was taken by an amateur within minutes of the blast.
Nice to know some care for ALL life.