New video shows the moments police rushed into a dog kennel filled with heavy smoke to rescue 46 dogs in Fairfield.
It happened at a business complex on Bloomfield Avenue near Route 46 on Saturday night. Police arrived first on scene with no fire safety equipment at Pio Costa Industrial Complex and ran straight into the smokey building. The video shows police officers breaking through a security door to get into the kennels as they begin searching for and rescuing dogs.
The fire started in a nearby convenience and smoke shop and spread, creating smoky conditions in surrounding businesses.
One police officer was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
Police say the animals were checked out by a veterinarian and moved to a different facility.