A man's dog perished in a south London house fire Tuesday afternoon.
Fire crews were called to 497 Ferndale Crt. around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday for a working fire.
Flames could be seen shooting out a second floor window.
The tenant escaped but went back inside to rescue a pet dog.
The dog could not be saved and the man had to be taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.
There's no word on a cause or damage estimate at this time.