Firefighters were on hand to help a dog whose leg had been impaled on a metal spike yesterday, Sunday.

A crew from Northwich Fire Station were dispatched to a veterinary hospital on Chester Road in Hartford shortly before 3.30pm to assist with the treatment of an injured dog.

One of the boxer's legs had somehow been impaled on a metal spike.

Using specialist cutting equipment, firefighters were able to remove the spike from the sedated dog's leg.

They were in attendance for around 15 minutes.