A dog and two young boys are alive tonight thanks to their heroic older sister. Twelve-year-old Elizabeth Mahan kept her cool and got all three to safety as smoke quickly permeated through their Nebraska home.
Early this Monday morning firefighters in Dallas, Texas saved the life of a dog from a fire at a single story home. The fire broke out just after midnight. By the time help arrived, the fire was very visibly, and very rapidly burning throughout the home.
On June 25, 2014, a heroic five pound Chihuahua named Chloe saved its family and four-legged sibling from dying in a house fire that started in the home’s garage.
The house, located on south 329th Street and 29th Avenue, in Federal Way, Wash., caught fire early morning. Its residents suffered from smoke inhalation, but thanks to Chloe, they are alive today.
On June 27, 2014, two German Shepherds almost lost their lives when they were trapped inside their burning home, but thanks to local firefighters and rescue workers, the dogs were pulled from the flames and revived.
A Thornton, Colo., home exploded on June 19, 2014, claiming the lives of a man and two dogs. However, Snoopy, an eight-pound Chihuahua survived the ordeal and is recovering at a local animal clinic.
When the explosion took place, neighbors Robert Russell and his son Noah were at their home, two houses away, but the deafening sound and the strong vibration startled them, and they rushed over to see what had happened.
“(It’s) rare to find one burn victim in a wildfire like this in the first place, but to find two that are probably from the same family unit is a miracle for them,” said Crumpacker.
