Seven puppies got stuck in hot tar after their mum gave birth near a construction site in India. The dog had her nine puppies close to where crews had left behind nearly-empty barrels of bitumen. The three-week-old pups were playing inside the metal containers when seven of them got stuck.

Children alerted the fire service after they spotted the mother dog and two pups sitting nearby whining in despair.

Eight volunteers rushed to the spot and carried the two barrels to the Kanjirappally fire station, on Tuesday. They cut the barrels apart and carefully extricated the puppies using vegetable oil and diesel, during an eight-hour rescue operation. One of the volunteers said: ‘The condition of the puppies was very bad.

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