KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A dog in Overland Park is credited for alerting a family of a fire.
According to the Overland Park Fire Department, the family said the dog began barking in the basement around 12:30 p.m. Friday.
The barks prompted the family to go check on the dog. They then noticed heavy smoke from under a bathroom door.
Everyone was evacuated from the home and fire crews responded to the scene. Crews found a small fire in the basement and quickly extinguished it.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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