Using baseball bats and axes, firefighters broke open a window to save more than a dozen dogs from a burning trailer.
The camper caught fire Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot outside a Denny’s in Clifton.
“Upon arrival, deputies could see white smoke coming from the top of the camper and sounds of whining dogs in distress could also be heard from the outside,” the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said.
“Deputies immediately took action to rescue the 14 dogs locked inside.”
After breaking the window, body camera shows the deputies pulling dog after dog to safety. (Warning, the video may be distressing to some viewers.)
The sheriff’s office says firefighters had to give four of the pups oxygen at the scene before transporting them to an emergency veterinarian.