A Lakeview house caught fire. Who was rescued from the blaze?

A teenager and the family dog were rescued from a house fire Saturday morning in Lakeview.

First responders found the teen and dog inside the burning house on Melvin Avenue, officials said. Nassau County police and Lakeview Fire Department volunteers rescued the juvenile and dog. The fire department extinguished the fire.

The American Red Cross provided temporary shelter to three residents of the house.

Lakeview Fire Department Chief Michael Joyce said that when he arrived, he saw a fire outside the house next to the garage, and smoke coming from the second floor of the home.

Joyce added that the “Lakeview Ladder Company searched the residence and ventilated the house from the smoke. The fire was declared under control approximately 15 minutes after the initial alarm.”

Additional fire departments responding to the call were Rockville Centre, Malverne and West Hempstead, which Hempstead, Rockville Centre, and Franklin Square on standby.

Joyce said a bedroom on the second floor of the house was damaged. No injuries were reported. Police said the fire is under investigation.