South Pasadena Police Officer Saves 17-Year-Old Dog from Burning Home

SOUTH PASADENA, CA -- A police officer rescued a 17-year-old dog from a house fire in South Pasadena, authorities said Friday.

Around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to the fire in the 1000 block of Garfield Avenue, finding the house to be partially engulfed in flames.

After attempting to locate any occupants verbally, South Pasadena Police Department Cpl. Craig Phillips and Officer Brian Wiley forced entry into the home and encountered the small Maltese named Kolby cowering in the corner of a downstairs room, police said. No one else was inside.

Kolby was rescued from the house uninjured and later reunited with his owner, police said.

The cause of the fire was under investigation by the South Pasadena Fire Department assisted by SPPD detectives.

City News Service