Firefighters rescued a house pet from a smoky apartment Wednesday afternoon.
The blaze at the two story home on Melrose Avenue broke out in a kitchen on the first strory of the home at about 2 p.m., Massapequa Fire officials said.
"I saw smoke and I called [911] said Scott Luris, who lives in the neighborhood.
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Luris knew nobody was home, but that a dog had been left in the apartment.
"I told them to bust the door down because there was a dog inside," he said. "I would have done it myself, but the firefighters came quickly."
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Firefighters were able to get the dog out of the home and put the blaze out in 15 minutes.
Neighbors put the dog, named "Toby" on a leash, and held onto himuntil the owner came home.
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