VILO HELLO HELLO

Cute little Chihuahua rescued from Perth building destroyed by fire weeks before

- ALASTAIR MCNEILL

A Chihuahua was rescued from a building destroyed by fire in Perth ... after surviving for nearly two weeks in the damaged tenement.

The puppy called Vilo, which means “to live” or “to thrive and flourish” in Slovakian, was feared killed in the Scott Street fire which occurred in the early hours of Saturday June 14.

However, she was later spotted in the window of the building by nearby residents.

Perth and Kinross Council reached out to charity Missing Pets Perth and Kinross for advice.

Once restrictions over the site of the fire were removed the charity’s volunteers flew a drone over the tenement and used thermal imaging to pinpoint her location.

They then provided traps for demolition workers to put out each night containing food and water.

Cameras inside showed Vilo taking enough to survive - but not venturing far enough inside to set the traps off.