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To the rescue! Firefighters make unusual rescue of dog trapped beneath shipping container in Ojai

A closeup view of a dog with curly tan fur.
Ventura County Fire Department
Dog rescued from under shipping container.

Dog reported to be okay.

Ventura County firefighters made an unusual rescue over the weekend.

On Saturday night, a dog got stuck under a giant metal shipping container in Ojai.

Firefighters used rescue tools, including heavy lifting bags, to rescue the dog named Finn from his ordeal.

Finn was unhurt, and the firefighters were able to get the dog safely back to its owners.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.