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Eight-month-old Viviana Claire was inside her home in Baltimore when a fire broke out
Her mother, Erika, had just stepped outside for a moment and turned around and saw the flames
Erika was burned trying to get back into the house but couldn't
Her dog, Polo, lay on top of the baby and stayed there keeping the flames from burning one side of her
Firefighters credit the dog with saving the little girl's life
A dog is being credited with saving the life of a little girl who was trapped in a deadly house fire.
Eight-month-old Viviana Claire was inside of her house in the 6800 block of Gough Street around 10:30pm Sunday in Baltimore when her mother, Erika, stepped outside to her car for a minute and when she looked back, the house was engulfed in flames.
'I just heard her crying and I couldn't get to her,' Poremski told WBAL-TV. 'I tried really hard, everyone in the neighborhood tried. They were kicking the doors in and kicking the windows out. I couldn't (get her out). Nobody could.'
Poremski has burned on her face and hands from where she repeatedly tried to go into the house to get her little girl but was beaten back by the raging flames.
Firemen finally were able to get to the little girl, who was inside her bedroom. What they saw there astonished them.
The family dog, Polo, was lying on top of the girl and protecting her with his body.
Pictures of the dog show a small curly-haired black pooch.
Firefighters said the dog wouldn't even come out of the house. Because the dog was lying over top of Viviana, only one side of her body was burned. Unfortunately, that was still 20 percent of her body, and she remains in critical condition in the hospital.
Polo did not make it after being taken out of the fire.
'[Polo] stayed with her the whole time in the bedroom and wouldn't even come downstairs to get out the door,' Poremski said, tearfully adding, 'He was my first baby and now I lost him. And I'm just praying I don't lose her. She's all I have and it just happened so fast, I just don't understand it. I just don't know why this stuff happens.'
A family fundraiser at GoFundMe has raised $14,000 in three days. 'Polo died a hero' says the fund.
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Yeah dogs>cats
Neither are the greatest pets though
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Dogs>>
Quote from: Yar backwards on August 19, 2016, 06:07:08 PM
Yeah dogs>cats
Neither are the greatest pets though
Yeah I prefer turtles!
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Dogs are gifts from God
wow yea
fuck cats
And bre
Quote from: FLEXXX on August 19, 2016, 06:11:35 PM
Quote from: Yar backwards on August 19, 2016, 06:07:08 PM
Yeah dogs>cats
Neither are the greatest pets though
Yeah I prefer turtles!
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turtles are boring
I had a few as a child
they're cute though
Animals are so fucking gross
Quote from: Kaeli. on August 19, 2016, 06:18:43 PM
Animals are so fucking gross
Goats are fucking disgusting! :-P
Yeah id sacrifice any of you guys for my dog lol
I want a pet lion tho.
Quote from: imani on August 19, 2016, 06:29:13 PM
I want a pet lion tho.
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do you?
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Quote from: garlic on August 19, 2016, 06:33:31 PM
Quote from: imani on August 19, 2016, 06:29:13 PM
I want a pet lion tho.
n
do you?
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jggggggggggggh
Tranquilla!
Quote from: Yar backwards on August 19, 2016, 06:07:08 PM
Yeah dogs>cats
Neither are the greatest pets though
What's a better pet than a dog?
Yeah! I love dogs.
Cats are starting to grow on me because my friend has one but overall, DOGS >
Shouldn't the mom be brought on charges?
Fish are useless. Beautiful. and I have tank with a few.
But they dont do shit :overit:
Quote from: BowDown on August 19, 2016, 10:26:40 PM
Shouldn't the mom be brought on charges?
They're white bby
Quote from: Baphomet. on August 19, 2016, 10:28:42 PM
Fish are useless. Beautiful. and I have tank with a few.
But they dont do shit :overit:
perfect
I don't have to clean up after them or worry about them biting/scratching me
Quote from: CH∆RLIЄ. on August 19, 2016, 10:28:51 PM
Quote from: BowDown on August 19, 2016, 10:26:40 PM
Shouldn't the mom be brought on charges?
They're white bby
It's a heartfelt story and I feel for Polo and Viv but I'm in disbelief that nothing's been done with the mother. :uhh:
Quoteher mother, Erika, stepped outside to her car for a minute and when she looked back, the house was engulfed in flames.
Fires don't quite happen like that. :uhh: :uhh: :uhh:
Why is the guy on the right ki'in
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Quote from: Yar backwards on August 19, 2016, 10:29:53 PM
Quote from: Baphomet. on August 19, 2016, 10:28:42 PM
Fish are useless. Beautiful. and I have tank with a few.
But they dont do shit :overit:
perfect
I don't have to clean up after them or worry about them biting/scratching me
yea, dogs and cats are terrible
Quote from: FINE. on August 19, 2016, 11:14:05 PM
Why is the guy on the right ki'in
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kkhkhhh he heeeeeecvx :uhh: