A man who was sleeping when his Riverside home caught fire early Friday, April 11, was critically injured when he inhaled smoke, the Riverside Fire Department said. The man was able to get out of the house in the 2200 block of 5th Street and tried to fight the fire with a garden hose, Battalion Chie f Bruce Vanderhorst said. The man cut his hand on glass at some point. Firefighters who arrived around 3:15 a.m. entered the two-story house and rescued the man’s dog. Firefighters gave oxygen to the man and the dog. They used a special mask for the dog that is designed to fit over pets’ noses, Vanderhorst said. Riverside’s squads and engines have carried those masks for about 10 years, he said. Medics provide oxygen after a man and his dog inhaled smoke during a house fire on 5th Street in Riverside on April 11, 2025. (Photo by ONSCENE.TV) Flames threatened a house next door before firefighters knocked down the flames. No firefighters were reported injured. Related Articles Car fire spreads in Disneyland parking structure Elderly man found dead inside Riverside apartment that caught fire Lawsuit blames downed power lines as second ignition point in Palisades fire Edison, victims’ experts to begin physical inspection of towers suspected in Eaton fire 2 large commercial fires erupt in downtown San Bernardino blocks apart ...read more read less