A Florida rescue dog died while saving the family that had taken him in. When a fire began burning in the middle of the night, Zippy's barking helped alert the family to get out in time. But the Jack Russell terrier didn't survive, a CNN affiliate reports.
After a fire began engulfing a home in the middle of the night, a Jack Russell terrier barked in alarm to help the family get out in time.However, the terrier, a rescue dog named Zippy, didn't survive the blaze, CNN affiliate Bay News 9 reports.Firefighters arrived at the house at 1:59 a.m., according to the City of Bradenton Fire Department."The family of four escaped unharmed, thanks in part to the family dog who alerted them to the fire," the department said in a Facebook post.
"I'm running through fire trying to get them out of there," he told Bay News 9.They got out safely, and Butler called 911 as soon as he found a phone.Leroy Butler stands outside his home, which is now boarded up.But they were still missing one member of the family.Firefighters brought the situation"under control" at 2:16 a.m., the Bradenton Fire Department said.
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