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Photo: Firefighters rescue hamsters from house fire

Firefighters treated the injured hamsters with oxygen and other first aid equipment; they were able to save all but one of the hamsters

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KOMO News

LACEY, Wash. — Firefighters were forced to dig through their “pet emergency pocket guides” on Friday when they rescued a family of hamsters from a burning mobile home in Lacey.

Firefighters responded to a structure fire in the 6800 block of Martin Way just before 3 p.m. on Friday. The crews made quick work of the fire, but their day of heroics was just beginning. While battling the fire, firefighters spotted a family of hamsters inside the burning building.

They grabbed the five rodents — later identified as Oreo, Madonna and three unnamed babies — and brought them outside to safety.

Full story: Firefighters use oxygen on hamsters rescued from blaze


Photo courtesy of the Lacey Fire Department