Three Suffolk County Police officers rescued a dog that was trapped in a house fire in Deer Park earlier this week.
First Precinct officers responded to a 911 call reporting a fire and arrived to find thick black smoke coming from the home, located at 205 Homer Ave., at 11:45 a.m. A resident of the home informed officers a dog and cat were still inside the house. Officers Zakary Goldbach, Joaquin Castillo and Justin Oshea entered the home where Officer Castillo located the dog and handed the animal to Officer Goldbach, who brought the animal outside. Officers continued to search for the cat, which was able to safely leave the house on its own.
All three officers evacuated the home and were taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of smoke inhalation. The dog was reunited with its family outside and there were no other injuries reported. Arson Section detectives are investigating the cause of the fire.