The firemen gave the hamsters oxygen, after referring to a pet emergency pocket guide (Picture: Lacey Fire Department)

When a mobile home was ablaze in Washington, firemen wasted no time in getting to the scene.

But even though they made light work of bringing the fire under control, there was another challenge ahead of the brigade: rescuing and saving a family of hamsters.

The blaze broke out after a faulty clothes dryer caught fire in a mobile home (Picture: Lacey Fire Department)

The crew, from the Lacey Fire Department, relied on ‘pet emergency pocket guides’ to bring the injured rodents back to life – and even used oxygen and first aid to treat the pets.

According to KOMO, five rodents – Oreo, Madonna and three unnamed baby hamsters – were recovered. Unfortunately, one of the pets died in the aftermath.


All but one of the five hamsters survived (Picture: Lacey Fire Department)

Thankfully, no humans were in the trailer at the time. It is believed the fire was caused by a faulty clothes dryer.

The fire department later tweeted: ‘Yes. Our crews are trained and specially equipped to care for animals that have been rescued from a house fire.’