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Baby Fox Rescued From Inside Pipe At San Fransisco Construction Site

The San Francisco Fire Department saved a pint-sized pup from a tight spot at a Mission Rock construction site.

A newborn fox is alive today thanks to the rescued efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department.
A newborn fox is alive today thanks to the rescued efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department. (San Francisco Fire Department)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A baby fox was rescued Saturday after it was discovered trapped in a hole at a construction site in San Francisco near Oracle Park.

A San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson said firefighters and staff from San Francisco Animal Control and Care responded at about 1:30 p.m. to the Mission Rock construction site on the report of the infant fox stuck in a hole in a steel pipe.


A newborn fox is alive today thanks to the rescued efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department. (San Francisco Fire Department)

A newborn fox is alive today thanks to the rescued efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department. (San Francisco Fire Department)

Firefighters from the fire department's Truck 4 unit used power saws and cooling water under the supervision of the animal control personnel to rescue the baby fox and free it from where it became trapped.

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The fire department spokesperson said the baby fox, presently in the care of animal control staff, will be okay.


A newborn fox is alive today thanks to the rescued efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department. (San Francisco Fire Department)

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