"The family dog has been rescued," said Prince William Assistant Fire Chief Matt Smolsky.
Early Monday morning, Prince William County Fire & Rescue units were dispatched to the scene of "last week’s horrific house explosion" on the 5900 block of Coby Hunt Court in Haymarket in response to a report of a barking dog in the debris.
Crews arrived to hear the dog under a portion of the collapsed structure.
The home collapsed on Oct. 15, meaning that the K9 had survived alone for six days.
The firefighters freed the animal after about 20 minutes of deploying structure collapse stabilization shoring techniques and some good old coaxing by the home’s owner.
"She appeared to be in good shape and showed her happiness of being freed by rapid tail wagging," Smolsky said.
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