๐ƒ๐จ๐  ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž – 395

Cats are sometimes said to have โ€œnine lives,โ€ due to their ability to always land on their feet. But the same can be said about one dog, who bravely escaped from a burning home by leaping out the window from the second floor.


According to NBC Philadelphia, a man named Justin Steinmetz spotted a smoke-filled home in Fleetwood, Berks County while driving to work. The home had no people inside โ€” the adults were at work and the kids were at school โ€” and Justin frantically tried to get help.

He got another driver to call 911 and started trying to put the fire out with a hose, to no avail. Firefighters soon arrived to combat the flames.


But the situation took a dramatic turn after the familyโ€™s dog, Charlie, appeared in the homeโ€™s second-story window, desperately trying to escape.

The firefighters coaxed Charlie into jumping out the window, the only way to safety. In a dramatic moment captured on video by Justin, the dog makes a brave leap. While he had been charred by the fire, he made it out alive.

โ€œHe had a mouth full of smoke, lungs full of smoke, and he jumped to safety,โ€ Justin told NBC. โ€œHe jumped when he needed to, thatโ€™s what matters.โ€


The familyโ€™s other dog, and their two cats, were also found on the scene after managing to escape the home.

While itโ€™s great the pets survived, the homeowners, identified as the Stump family, โ€œlost everythingโ€ in the fire. A GoFundMe campaign was set up to help them get back on their feet after losing their home.

โ€œWe are very grateful they are ok, but are painfully aware that their lives will be significantly impacted as a result of the devastating fire to their home today,โ€ the site reads. The page has raised $40,000 for the family.


But Justin, who runs a farm and says he will be lending the family some baby goats for โ€œgoat therapy,โ€ says the petsโ€™ survival is a major silver lining.

โ€œI feel blessed that the animals got out alive, thatโ€™s the big thing,โ€ he told NBC.


What a dramatic escape from this burning home! Weโ€™re so glad Charlie is safe now, and are sending this family our thoughts and prayers as they recover from this devastating fire.

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