SHUTESBURY — A dog was saved from a house fire Sunday night after firefighters got the blaze under control.
The fire occurred at 56 Wendell Road on Sunday evening. When the Shutesbury Fire Department arrived on scene, the top floor of the house was already in flames, though the home’s occupants — Gregory and Kathryn Steve — were uninjured.
“They were not home at the time, although the husband arrived on scene shortly after the fire was discovered,” Shutesbury Fire Chief Walter Tibbetts said. One of their dogs, however, perished.
Attempts to reach the Steve family were unsuccessful on Monday.
It was originally reported that the family’s two dogs had died in the blaze, but Tibbetts said Monday that after a third search of the house, firefighters discovered that one of the dogs was alive in the basement.
“He was taken to the vet by the family, and reports that I’ve gotten he’s doing rather well,” Tibbetts said.
The state fire marshal’s investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing, Tibbetts said, adding that the origin of the fire was in the kitchen area, though “not necessarily the kitchen proper.”
A firefighter who was transported to the hospital after suffering from a non-life-threatening, heat-related condition has recovered, Tibbetts added.