Crime & Safety

Pet Saved During Davenport House Fire

A homeowner's beloved pet is safe after a fire broke out in a Davenport home Thursday evening.

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A homeowner's beloved pet is safe after a fire broke out in a Davenport home Thursday evening. (Polk County Fire Rescue)
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A homeowner's beloved pet is safe after a fire broke out in a Davenport home Thursday evening. (Polk County Fire Rescue)

DAVENPORT, FL — A homeowner's beloved pet is safe after a fire broke out in a Davenport home Thursday evening.

Polk County Fire Rescue was dispatched to provide mutual aid to Davenport firefighters after the fire erupted in a room in the house.

One Polk County sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, and firefighters were able to contain the fire to one room and save the pet.

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