This is the video footage that showed rescuers a “miracle dog” was alive and well among the debris of the Scott Street fire in Perth.
Chihuahua puppy Vilo survived alone in the burnt-out building for almost two weeks.
Her owners feared she had died in the ferocious blaze.
But a neighbour spotted Vilo at a window of the derelict tenement following the fatal fire on June 14.
They shared the video of the little dog with the charity Missing Pets Perth and Kinross.
And volunteers then set about rescuing her from the fire wreckage.
Incredibly Vilo had survived the blaze on the top floor of the tenement, where she lived with the Ridaj family.
Volunteers sent up a drone and used thermal imaging to locate her tiptoeing among the rubble on the floor below.
It’s thought she had found shelter in a wardrobe, where she escaped the noise and disruption of the demolition work going on around her during the day.
Demolition workers from Reigart Contracts set out traps and food.
And Vilo was eventually lured into one of them when her family provided clothes with her familiar scents.
She was plucked to safety and returned to her grateful owners last Friday, 13 days after flames tore through the building above the Royal Bar.
Video breakthroughs led to miracle dog rescue from Perth fire devastation
Missing Pets Perth and Kinross has shared the two videos with The Courier after Vilo’s story captivated the whole country.
The charity’s founder Katie McCandless says the rescue, coordinated with Perth and Kinross Council, offers “a little bit of hope in dark times”.
She told The Courier she still doesn’t understand how Vilo – whose name means “to live” or “to thrive and flourish” in Slovakian – made it out without a single mark on her.
“She really is a miracle dog,” she added.
One person died in the Scott Street fire and a number of others were injured.
Around 50 families had to flee their homes, though some have been able to return.
Businesses have been warned they may face six months of disruption while the building is demolished.
Perth and Kinross Council agreed to make a £250,000 emergency fund available to support residents and businesses last week.
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