Boy suffers smoke inhalation trying to save dog from fire

NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) - Firefighters say a 17-year-old boy suffered smoke inhalation trying to save a dog from a burning home in Delaware.

The News Journal in Wilmington reports that the fire occurred Saturday in a home on Robinson Drive near New Castle.

Firefighters from the Minquadale Fire Company arrived and found the 17-year-old boy running in and out of the house trying to get the dog.

The boy was taken to the hospital for treatment, and firefighters rescued the dog.

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Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., http://www.delawareonline.com