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Firefighters rescued a dog from a burning apartment Friday, July 25, on south Willamette Street, fire officials said.
“The dog inhaled smoke but should be fine,” Eugene Springfield Fire Chief Michael Caven said in an email.
Dispatch records show firefighters were called at 10:56 a.m. to an apartment fire in the 2900 block of Willamette Street.
After seeing smoke streaming from the single-story building, firefighters managed to contain the fire to a single room as they searched for victims, according to a statement from Eugene Springfield Fire.
The dog, Taquito, was rescued and tended to by medics, with no other injuries reported. Police briefly closed traffic on Willamette Street between 29th and 30th avenues as firefighters battled the blaze. The cause remains under investigation.

