Firefighters were called to a Galway garden on May 15 after a garden waste blaze grew out of control. Homeowners had been burning rubbish, but the fire became too large and required emergency help. Firefighters found a hedgehog hiding in the garden, close to being engulfed by flames. The hedgehog was scooped up and taken to the nearest vets. Ark Vets in Knocknacarra treated him, nebulising him for smoke inhalation and performing a thorough check. He was later released back into the wild by a veterinary nurse. Wildlife carers warned that garden waste is often used by wildlife for nesting and young, so people should check piles before burning.
"Firefighters were called to a resident's garden on Friday, May 15, after reports of a garden waste blaze that had got out of control. The homeowners had been burning rubbish in their garden but soon the fire became too large and firefighters were called to the scene. Upon reaching the scene, firefighters discovered a prickly animal hiding in the garden who was close to being engulfed by the flames."
"Thankfully they promptly scooped the spiky boy up to safety and transported him to the nearest vets. He was treated by Ark Vets in Knocknacarra, who nebulised the pint-sized porcupine for smoke inhalation and gave him a thorough check over. He has since been released back into the wild by the veterinary nurse, according to volunteers at Hogsprickle Wildlife Carers in Clare, who shared that the lucky man was named 'Firecracker'."
"The rescue centre warned others to take care with their garden waste, which is often used as nesting material for wildlife and their young, particularly at this time of year. Sharing the details, the centre said: "He was found in Galway after the homeowners had decided to burn some garden 'rubbish'." "Unfortunately, they didn't check for wildlife in the pile they were intending to set fire to and the fire soon got so bad they had to call the Fire Bridge to help control it.""
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