The local fire service used seismic and acoustic equipment as well as a camera to locate the dog who was found about 4ft (1.2m) underground on Wednesday.

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On Sunday evening, army and fire-service teams prepared to move in with heavy equipment to clear large chunks of fallen masonry.

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It is a separate outfit, with its own staff and appliances but these firefighters would be happy to share equipment and work alongside their full-time colleagues in the fire service.

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