Published: Nov. 3, 2024 at 9:58 PM EST |Updated: 3 hours ago CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A dog was taken to the hospital after an electric heater started a fire on a back porch Sunday. Canton firefighters were called to a home on the 700 block of Shorb Avenue NW just before 10 a.m. When the firefighters got on scene, they found the homeowners trying to put out the fire with a garden hose, according to a release from the Canton Fire Department. A dog was in a cage on the back porch when the fire started, according to the release. A neighbor alerted the people in the home about the fire after they heard the dog howling. The release said a neighbor eventually put out the fire with an extinguisher and took the burned dog to a veterinary hospital. There was some damage to the porch and siding of the home, the release said. Copyright 2024 WOIO. All rights reserved. Most Read