PENDLETON, Ore. — Fire crews slipped an oxygen mask over the face of a 20-pound iguana after rescuing the creature from a house fire in Oregon.
Pendleton Fire Department Assistant Chief Shawn Penninger told the East Oregonian that only an adult human and the reptile were home at the time of the fire Friday afternoon. The person was unharmed.
Penninger said crews removed the iguana from the heavily damaged home and gave it oxygen.
The fire department Saturday said they didn’t know the iguana’s name.
Investigators said a preliminary investigation shows the cause of the fire to be improperly disposed of smoking material.
An estimate of damages to the home — where a family of three lives — also wasn’t available.
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