A woman has escaped with only minor burns from a $200,000 house fire after a barking dog alerted her A BARKING dog has alerted a resident to a $200,000 house fire at Hillbank this afternoon. One woman has been treated for burns to her arms after a fire broke out in the garage of the Shandon Dve home. Crews responded to the fire just before 1.30pm and the house was fully ablaze. Damage to the property is estimated at $200,000 and fire cause investigators are on their way to the scene to determine how the fire began. MFS crews have praised the dog who they say was "instrumental" in helping the woman escape with only minor injuries. Fire crews have been kept busy over the past 24 hours. Police are hunting firebugs who lit t hree blazes overnight. And in Blair Athol, two children and a pet dog escaped a $350,000 house fire.