Fire brigade 'armed with dog treats' rescue Tottenham husky

The dog was stranded on a window ledge on Siward Road, reports Miriam Balanescu

The London Fire Brigade were called on to rescue a husky which had become trapped on a window ledge in Tottenham on the weekend.

The brigade was called at 10.20pm on 13th October by worried neighbours who had spotted the canine – called Coco – stuck on the narrow window ledge after apparently climbing out of a window while its owners were away from home.

Needing “specialist equipment”, firefighters brought their 32 metre turntable ladder to the scene to rescue the pup and were “armed with some dog treats”.

Leading firefighter Dan Poullais said: “When we arrived at the house, we initially requested the support of the RSPCA and a Metropolitan Police dog handler but we could see the dog was whimpering and we were worried it was going to fall because the ledge was so narrow and it couldn’t turn around to get back inside.

“Rather than using one of our standard ladders, we thought the safest option would be to get our 32 metre turntable ladder to the scene so that we could bring the dog safely inside the ladder’s cage.

“Leading Firefighter Nick Michael, who loves dogs, went up the ladder to complete the rescue armed with some dog treats that had been given by neighbours. He managed to get a collar and lead onto the dog and safely brought it down to the ground, where it began to calm down.

“Neighbours said they think the window was only slightly ajar and that the husky had managed to push the sash window up itself before climbing out. We were glad to help and the dog was safely returned its owner when they returned home.”

A London Fire Brigade spokesperson added: “Firefighters love animals and we are ready, willing and able to assist distressed or injured animals – the last thing we want is for people to put themselves at risk rescuing an animal themselves – but we do encourage people to call the RSPCA in the first instance and we will assist if our specialist equipment is required, as in this case.”

The incident was resolved by 11.12pm, with one fire engine attending the scene.

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