A Local Four-Legged Hero Saves the Day
By February 3, 2025 0 387
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In case you need a dose of positivity with everything going on on the world, you’ll want to read this. There is a local four-legged hero in town, right at Beall Court apartments. A chihuahua named Pokito, who lives with his owner Flor Trillo on O Street NW near Rose Park, woke up Trillo with very loud barking at 4 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1.
When Trillo got out of bed to investigate, she smelled smoke and heard an explosion outside. Looking out her front window, she saw smoke billowing from a manhole cover. After she called the fire department, they arrived soon after, along with Pepco. It turns out, a root from a tree on city property had grown into the underground electric cable connection to her building. Thankfully, there was no fire in the building.
The utility company was out all day fixing the problem at 26th & O Streets NW.
Congrats, Pokito! Not all heroes wear capes. (And thanks to David Abrams for the details.)

Pepco crews were at work all day on Feb. 1, next to Rose Park. Georgetowner photo.