'Monster' Saves Pr. George's County Family From Fire
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009; 3:35 PM
Prince George's County fire officials say a family's barking dog alerted them to a fire and enabled them to escape without injury.
The fire was reported about 6 a.m. Tuesday in Beltsville. Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady says the dog, Monster, a Doberman, was outside the house when the fire broke out.
Brady says Monster barked and jumped repeatedly on a rear sliding door. The noise awakened the family, who then heard the smoke alarm and fled the two-story, single family home. There were three adults and five children in the home.
It took 30 firefighters 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control. One firefighter suffered a burn to his upper body and was treated and released at a local hospital.
Brady says the fire caused $250,000 in damage.
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