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Dog rescued from rubble in Niterói five days after building collapse
Firefighters rescued a dog named Romário from rubble in Niterói, Brazil, on Wednesday.
He had been missing since Friday, when a building collapsed in the city.
Two brothers had been rescued from the site after the collapse.
Firefighters were called on Wednesday morning after residents heard the dog beneath the debris.
Romário was frightened, so crews worked carefully to reach him.
His owners helped calm him by calling to him and offering food, keeping him away from hard-to-reach areas.
The account gives no further details about his condition or what happens next.
Firefighters rescued a dog from rubble in Niterói on Wednesday, October 21.
The dog, named Romário, had been missing since Friday, October 16, after a building collapsed.
Residents alerted firefighters after hearing sounds from the rubble.
Romário’s owners helped draw him out with their voices and food.
- Who
- Firefighters from the Rio de Janeiro Fire Department rescued Romário, with help from his owners.
- What
- A dog trapped under rubble was rescued five days after a building collapsed.
- When
- Wednesday, October 21, five days after he went missing on Friday, October 16.
- Where
- Niterói, Brazil.
- Why
- Residents heard the dog making sounds and alerted firefighters.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Romário went missing after a building collapsed in Niterói.
Residents heard sounds from the rubble and alerted the fire brigade.
Firefighters rescued Romário with help from his owners.
- Dog
- Romário
- Location
- Niterói
- Rescue date
- October 21, 2026
- Time missing
- Five days
- Rescue team
- Rio de Janeiro Fire Department’s 3rd Military Fire Brigade Group