Dog rescued after falling into sludge lagoon
A dog has been rescued by firefighters after getting into a sewage treatment plant and falling into a sludge lagoon.
Mylo the Jack Russell terrier got under the fence at Thames Water's Oxford Sewage Treatment Works in Grenoble Road on Thursday.
Firefighters from the Rewley Road station were called and managed to rescue the 18-month-old dog and reunite it with its owner.
One of the rescuers, Toby Baker, warned dog owners to "always call the emergency services if this type of thing happens and don't put yourself in danger".
A spokeswoman for Thames Water explained the sludge lagoon had been out of service for "many years".
She added: "[It] is primarily holding rainwater and reeds that have grown over time."
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