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Hero Dogs give up their lives to save family
WINONA, Minn. - Bella, a 3-year-old golden retriever/collie mix who was once rescued as an abused puppy, returned the favor to her owners by alerting them to a house fire. With help from Maddie, a 6-month-old golden retriever, Bella helped get Sue Feuling and her 9-year-old daughter, Mckenzie, out of the house last week. The dogs didn't make it.
"Those dogs were without a doubt the heroes," said Winona Assistant Fire Chief Jim Multhaup.
Bella had jumped on Feuling's bed early Friday morning and started barking, and Feuling then smelled smoke, grabbed her daughter and rushed out of the house.
But Feuling couldn't coax the dogs out of the house, even when she tried to run back in to yell for them.
"Bella must have thought Mckenzie was still in the house," Feuling said.
A firefighter who arrived at the scene tried to save the dogs, but it was too late. The Feulings were taken to an area hospital for smoke inhalation monitoring, but were OK, Multhaup said.
The fire, which was caused by an overloaded electrical outlet, gutted the home, Multhaup said.
While an assistance fund was set up, Sue Feuling said she was only thinking about her dogs. "Everything I lost is nothing compared to them," she said. |
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melsbug4
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Oh... Dogs do love us so much.... Amazing story, thank you for sharing. |
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SEXY Sarah
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This story made my auntie cry. One of her greatest fears is that there will be a fire in our house and she will lose me. :( |
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Murphy Luvs Saffie
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I know the feeling, of being caught in a fire, Stormy and myself survived a housefire last spring May,29th, 07. Heres the news article from that. SABIN, Minn. City fire officials responded to a report of a house fire at 247 Main St. on Tuesday. When fire officials arrived about 5:10 p.m., the occupant was out of the house, Sabin Fire Chief Randy Schmidt said. The occupant was treated for smoke inhalation then taken to Fargo MeritCare Hospital for observation, he said. Two cats also escaped the fire, but one was treated with oxygen by rescue crews, Schmidt said. The fire was contained within five minutes and consumed only living room furniture, said Schmidt, who added the house sustained smoke damage. Katie Noennig, an EMT for Sabin Rescue, pets a cat while giving it oxygen after it was pulled from a house fire at the Kirk and Renee Erickson home Tuesday in Sabin. The house's residents are Kirk and Renee Erickson. A cause was not immediately known. State fire marshal officials are slated to investigate the fire today, Schmidt said. I'm the cat that needed to be treated with oxygen by the EMT !!! |
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SEXY Misty Mamajama
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how sad that the 2 dogs didn't make it.....mommy has a fear of a fire in the house too. we also live off the water so hopefully there will be no need for a Katrina situation either. she could never, ever leave us behind |
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