Firemen had to rescue a distressed dog trapped in a boiling hot car with no windows open as temperatures increased during heatwave.

Bertie, the pooch, was left in the vehicle that was under direct sunlight on the top roof of a multi-story parking area in Saffron Walden, Essex as temperatures soared to 30C.

Saffron Walden Fire Station wrote on Facebook: “Today we rescued a Cokerpoo Dog called Bertie from the top deck of Waitrose multi story park car in SW by breaking a window to release him. The dog was in distress due to the intense heat within a parked car in direct sunlight with no open windows.

“Please always keep your pets welfare and safety in mind particularly during this hot spell. With the recent high profile incident in Saffron Walden we are surprised the message is still not getting through when it comes to leaving children and pets in hot vehicles.

“Thankfully Bertie survived to tell the tale! We thank Waitrose staff for their support with trying to help locate the owner and for providing much needed water for Bertie. The incident has been reported to Essex Police.”

It is important to remember that when it is hot outside, the temperature inside the car can reach up to 55C in an hour. Pets can die within 20 minutes even if the windows are open.

Emergency services were contacted to rescue the pooch after a passerby could not see the owner who was shopping in the store.

Firefighters said that when they arrived, the dog was ‘in distress due to the intense heat.’ They were also forced to break into the vehicle to take the 18-month-old dog out.

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