Locals in west India formed a human chain to rescue four newborn puppies from under a burning car.<br /><br />The incident took place on October 13 in the state's Surendranagar district, Gujarat.<br /><br />Locals rushed to the spot after seeing an abandoned police jeep catch fire. <br /><br />Inspecting the area around the vehicle, one of the rescuers saw the puppies under the jeep and decided to carry out the operation.<br /><br />As he bent down to pull out the puppies, others joined in to help him.<br /><br />The puppies were taken out one by one while the mother dog could not be seen anywhere - it is not known if she abandoned them or had gone out to look for food.<br /><br />Reports said the dog had given birth to four puppies under the abandoned police van.
