Hot dogs! Charred puppies are rescued from blazing field after locals set fire to trees in Thailand
- Two small puppies were seen struggling to get out of a burning field in Thailand
- Firefighters ran into flaming woods to rescue the two-month-old charred dogs
- When they were carried out of the inferno the little canines had blackened fur
- After being cleaned one dog was found to have burns over 20% of his body
Two charred puppies were rescued from a burning field in Thailand after locals set fire to dead trees.
Firefighters were battling the flames when they noticed two little dogs were struggling to escape the inferno in Nakhon Ratchasima, in the north east of the country last Friday afternoon.
The men then jumped across the fence running into the burning woods and carried the two-month-old pups out.
The canines emerged coughing and spluttering with burned black fur.
One of the puppies rescued by firefighters from a burning field in Thailand. After being washed the brown dog (pictured) was found to be scalded across more than 20 per cent of his body
Charred: The white puppy (pictured) was found to be in a healthy condition after being cleaned by rescuers
Rescuers washed them and found the white puppy was in a healthy condition while the brown one was scalded and burned across more than 20 per cent of his body.
Noppachai Klin-sungnoen, the chief of Nakhon Ratchasima’s Forest Fire Control Division, said that the rescue team were delighted to find the pooches and save them in time.
He said: ‘It was possible that these puppies had been living around the area before a fire.
‘They might not have been able to run from the burning forest up to the road because it was too high for them.
‘I didn’t know if there were more puppies in there. If there were more, then they might be already burned to death. But we were still glad to save these two.’
Firefighters and animal welfare rescuers cleaned and treated the two puppies after they were rescued from the flaming field
The blaze in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, was started by locals who set fire to dead trees
Safe at last: Firefighters rushed into the burning woods to save the two small dogs (one pictured moments after being rescued with his tongue out) from the inferno
Unfortunately, the mother was not seen in the area and is believed to have perished in the flames.
Officers provided basic first aid to the puppies before sending them both to vets.
The white puppy has been adopted while the injured one is still under the care of the vet, waiting to fully recover.
It is believed that their siblings could also have been killed.
Fire chief Noppachai said that the fire was caused by villagers who were trying to clear dead trees from the patch of land.
He said: ‘It took more than five hours to stop the fire which came from the piles of dead branches miles away from the road. The burning has destroyed 20 acres of the natural field.
‘I wish people could stop burning the forest as there are many innocent lives lost and affected by the fire.’