Several rabbits were saved from a fire Thursday afternoon thanks to the quick thinking of a La Porte County Sheriff’s deputy.
Sergeant Ryan Elcock responded to the fire located in the 3500 east block of CR 100 South.
The sheriff’s office said that while a black cloud of smoke was billowing into the sky, Elcock discovered a building near the rear of the property in flames.
Elcock spotted a hutch just feet away from the fire that contained a half dozen rabbits in various cages.
He began moving the rabbits to safety and was soon assisted by a Good Samaritan.
Police said the rabbits were unharmed.