Pit bull saves woman from Fire of Burning House. Authorities said a pit bull saved a woman after her Long Island home caught fire on Friday.
NBC New York reported that the dog barked to alert the woman as flames started spreading throughout the house. Jackie Bonasera said she was drying her hair when she heard the dog barking. She said she ran downstairs and saw the flames on the side of her garage. She was able to escape the house.
"I ran out of the house and my neighbors came running over, and then I thought about the dog – I'm like, 'He saved my life, I have to save his,'" Bonasera recounted. "So I just put my robe over my face and I ran back in and I grabbed the dog and then I stood out here and I watched my house burn," she said.
Bonasera believes she would have been trapped upstairs if the dog, named Cain, hadn't alerted her to the fire. Bonasera's daughter, Alexus Stallworth, said Cain is "the town hero." "He's a pit bull, too," said Stallworth. "They have such bad reps, but he's such a good boy." Stallworth was outside the house when the fire broke out and captured the blaze on her cell phone camera.
More than 70 firefighters were needed to stop the fire. Although the cause of the blaze has not been determined and the arson squad is investigating, police don't believe it's suspicious. Bonasera said she would have been trapped upstairs if her dog Cain had not alerted her to the fire. About 70 firefighters reportedly put out the blaze. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
NBC New York reported that the dog barked to alert the woman as flames started spreading throughout the house. Jackie Bonasera said she was drying her hair when she heard the dog barking. She said she ran downstairs and saw the flames on the side of her garage. She was able to escape the house.
"I ran out of the house and my neighbors came running over, and then I thought about the dog – I'm like, 'He saved my life, I have to save his,'" Bonasera recounted. "So I just put my robe over my face and I ran back in and I grabbed the dog and then I stood out here and I watched my house burn," she said.
Bonasera believes she would have been trapped upstairs if the dog, named Cain, hadn't alerted her to the fire. Bonasera's daughter, Alexus Stallworth, said Cain is "the town hero." "He's a pit bull, too," said Stallworth. "They have such bad reps, but he's such a good boy." Stallworth was outside the house when the fire broke out and captured the blaze on her cell phone camera.
More than 70 firefighters were needed to stop the fire. Although the cause of the blaze has not been determined and the arson squad is investigating, police don't believe it's suspicious. Bonasera said she would have been trapped upstairs if her dog Cain had not alerted her to the fire. About 70 firefighters reportedly put out the blaze. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.