A dog "appearing completely lifeless" in a smoky apartment Tuesday rebounded after breathing oxygen for about 15 minutes.
Firefighters rescued the dog from the apartment in the 9200 block of East Tanque Verde Road after responding to reports of smoke shortly before 2 p.m., said Capt. Barrett Baker, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman.
A crew found a charred couch in the apartment, but no active fire, Baker said. "A firefighter found the dog in the bedroom while searching the apartment, appearing completely lifeless," he said.
The firefighter brought the dog out and handed it to Capt. Bruce Avram, who along with Engineer Scott Oppel, administered high-flow oxygen using a pet oxygen mask, Baker said.
"The dog finally came around after roughly 15 minutes of oxygen being administered," said Baker.
The apartment residents arrived while firefighters were at the scene. The three residents were displaced, but did not require assistance from the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross.
The fire, which is under investigation, was contained to the apartment. The cause of the fire, or a damage estimate was not immediately known.
