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May 12, 2016 / 2:50 PM

Dog rescued from rubble of partially collapsed house

A dog rescued from a partially collapsed house by firefighters. Screenshot: @STLFireDept/Twitter

A dog rescued from a partially collapsed house by firefighters. Screenshot: @STLFireDept/Twitter

ST. LOUIS, May 12 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Missouri rescued a dog from the rubble left behind when an uprooted tree caused a house to partially collapse.

The St. Louis Fire Department said in a Twitter post that Firefighters responded Wednesday to a report of a tree uprooted by severe weather falling on three houses, one of which suffered a partial collapse.

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Dog #RESCUED 6900blk of Dale. Members of the Collapse Rescue Task Force rescued a trapped dog from the rubble. #STL pic.twitter.com/kpXV1WAopb
— St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) May 11, 2016

The post said members of the Collapse Rescue Task Force responded to the scene and rescued a dog trapped in the rubble.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

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