A dog owner leaves his four-legged friend in the increasingly hot car while he cools off in the swimming pool. Eventually the fire brigade has to arrive.
On Whit Monday (May 20th), the Plettenberg (NRW) fire department was called to a parking lot in front of a swimming pool. Because while a bather is refreshing himself in the cool water, his dog is suffering in the car, which is increasingly heating up.
On site, the emergency services found a dog in a car. The police tell the fire department operations manager that the vehicle owner did not report despite several calls to the leisure pool.
The fire department tried to gain access to the vehicle using a window opening set – but these attempts were unsuccessful. Since the animal’s condition was visibly deteriorating, the decision was finally made to provide immediate access.
For this purpose, a smaller window in the front area of the vehicle was broken. The witnesses immediately provided the dog with water. A temperature of 55 degrees was measured in the vehicle itself using a thermal imaging camera. After the dog was freed, the owner also came to his vehicle. Further measures were initiated by the police.
Not only the fire department, but also the ADAC expressly warns against leaving animals or children in the car when temperatures rise. The temperature in vehicles can rise to sauna level within just a few minutes. Then there is a danger to life.
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