PHOTOS: Three dogs rescued by firefighters

Firefighters rescued 3 dogs after a fire broke out at a kennels in Ardleigh on Tuesday evening.

The building, which measures roughly 40 metres by 10 metres, was 75% alight when crews arrived. Four other dogs had already been rescued.

The owners of the property, who were outside at the time, were alerted to the fire after hearing banging and popping noises.

Crews rescued the three dogs and managed to quickly stop the fire spreading further to the rest of the property, using a nearby lake to support their supplies of water.

Quentin Sage, Station Manager, said: "Our crews have done brilliantly here to get on top of the fire quickly, and of course rescue the three dogs who were still trapped in the building when we arrived.

"Fortunately, none of the seven dogs involved were harmed - and this fire was extinguished before it could damage the entire property."

The fire was out by 7.54pm. We are not treating this fire as suspicious.

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