Poodle hid in oven to survive Greek blaze

A POODLE has been rescued from the ashen devastation of Mati in Greece after hiding from the wildfires in an outdoor oven.

Loukoumakis, as it has been named by a vet, cowered in a corner for two days until it was found by rescuers, traumatised and seemingly unable to move. The white poodle-cross was found singed yellow from the smoke and flames and had difficulty breathing.

“Even its eyelashes are burnt, I wonder how this dog survived,” said Diana Topali, 42, who is to take in Loukoumaki.

It had crawled into a brick-built hollow behind a garden barbecue area as the inferno raged around it in the town east of Athens last week. The fires killed at least 91 people as well as hundreds of pets and stray animals.

Loukoumakis the poodle survived Greek wildfires by climbing into an outdoor oven behind a barbecue