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Dog saves three people from fire, but perishes
Shepherd's barks woke residents in burning apartment building
Updated: 3:58 a.m. ET Dec. 9, 2005
BERLIN - A Belgian shepherd dog saved the lives of three people from a burning building by waking them up with loud barks but perished in the flames, apparently because he was afraid to jump out of the window, police said on Wednesday.
"The dog noticed the smoke and fire first and pulled the covers off one 42-year-old man sleeping on a couch and woke up a couple, aged 45 and 47, in the bedroom with loud barks," said police spokesman Hartmut Labahn of the blaze in a second-floor apartment in Zirchow on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom.
"The whole top floor apartment was on fire when they jumped out of the window, but the dog unfortunately didn't make it out and was burned to death," he said. "There was so much commotion that the people didn't realize the dog didn't jump with them. They kept shouting his name but he never made it out." The spokesman said the dog "might have been afraid to jump."
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This is Pete...
Just to let all you know that my hearing dog, Snickers, did almost the same thing for me this past week. The extension cord attached to the space heater burned and there was smoke in the room. Fortunately, no fire and the FD wasn't called; I was in at the time (actually was in bed). Snickers came by my bed and I felt her brush up against the bed. After getting up, she was in a hurry to go downstairs and outside.
Dog saves three people from fire, but perishes
Shepherd's barks woke residents in burning apartment building
Updated: 3:58 a.m. ET Dec. 9, 2005
BERLIN - A Belgian shepherd dog saved the lives of three people from a burning building by waking them up with loud barks but perished in the flames, apparently because he was afraid to jump out of the window, police said on Wednesday.
"The dog noticed the smoke and fire first and pulled the covers off one 42-year-old man sleeping on a couch and woke up a couple, aged 45 and 47, in the bedroom with loud barks," said police spokesman Hartmut Labahn of the blaze in a second-floor apartment in Zirchow on the Baltic Sea island of Usedom.
"The whole top floor apartment was on fire when they jumped out of the window, but the dog unfortunately didn't make it out and was burned to death," he said. "There was so much commotion that the people didn't realize the dog didn't jump with them. They kept shouting his name but he never made it out." The spokesman said the dog "might have been afraid to jump."
Copyright 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
This is Pete...
Just to let all you know that my hearing dog, Snickers, did almost the same thing for me this past week. The extension cord attached to the space heater burned and there was smoke in the room. Fortunately, no fire and the FD wasn't called; I was in at the time (actually was in bed). Snickers came by my bed and I felt her brush up against the bed. After getting up, she was in a hurry to go downstairs and outside.
