A Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office police dog who escaped a fire in a police cruiser Wednesday is recovering at home.

Dax, a 4-year-old German shepherd, was trapped temporarily inside Deputy Jason Henkel’s cruiser when it caught fire in the garage at the Hall of Justice.

The dog, who has been to the vet a couple of times since the incident, is currently under observation, said Chief Deputy Bill Jarrett.

On Wednesday, Henkel was inside talking about his brand new Ford Crown Victoria when another deputy contacted him by radio from the garage to tell him the car was on fire, with Dax trapped inside.

Henkel pushed on the vehicle’s automatic door release as he ran toward the garage. When he got there, the car door opened and Dax got out of the smoky cruiser, covered in soot.

A couple of deputies put out the fire with extinguishers from their cruisers.