Overview

• Police and firefighters responded around 12:50 p.m. on Sept. 11 to a home on the 2000 block of Whitehall Court in Aurora where flames were visible at the rear.
• Investigators Michael Ely and Jacob Leonard entered to search for occupants, and Ely found a 4-year-old American Staffordshire terrier named Oakley and led him out safely.
• No people were inside the residence at the time and no injuries were reported, according to authorities.
• The house remained habitable, but officials advised the homeowner to stay elsewhere temporarily as a precaution.
• Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas praised the officers’ quick response, and the family noted Oakley was adopted through the local rescue group Players for Pits.