Miracle in Los Angeles: he lost everything in the fire, but his dog survived 5 days in the rubble
Casey Colvin I couldn’t hold back my tears. After days of search Desperate, she finally found her Oreo dogwho had disappeared during evacuation orders due to the devastating fire in Pacific Palisades. The reunion, full of emotion and captured on video, was a ray of hope in the midst of destruction.
The raging fire that raged in the area caused the evacuation of hundreds of residents. Among them was Colvin, who was at work at the time of the alert. Determined to save his two dogs, Oreo and Tika Tika TikaColvin spent five hours trying to navigate traffic to get home. However, it did not arrive in time.
When she was finally able to contact emergency services, a firefighter offered to look for her pets on the property. Although he managed to rescue Tika Tika Tika, Oreo had escaped in the chaos. Just a few hours later, all that remained of Colvin’s house was the foundation and a pile of rubble.
Despite the tragedy, Colvin did not give up hope of finding Oreo. He began an intense search, distributing flyers throughout the neighborhood and asking his neighbors for help. His story reached the correspondent of NBCNews, Liz Kreutzwho not only documented the process, but also shared information about Oreo on his Facebook account. instagramhelping to amplify the call.
Meanwhile, Colvin looked heartbroken. “I literally rescued them from the street,” he confessed through tears, referring to his dogs during an interview with the media.
Perseverance paid off on Sunday. After publishing frills about the disappearance of his peta tracker dogs who had been contacted by Colvin managed to locate Oreo, who was sleeping in the rubble of what was once a neighbor’s house. With the help of a squeaky toy and his other pet under his arm, the man slowly approached his pet.
Her sweet words convinced Oreo to slowly approach until finally the dog jumped into her arms. The scene, captured on video by Kreutz, showed Colvin filled with emotion as he hugged his pet, clapping and screaming with happiness.
Colvin not only thanked the tracker who helped him find Oreo, but also Kreutz, who had been with his story from the beginning. “Where is the NBC? Where is the NBC? “Oh, thank you, Liz,” he exclaimed between sobs.
The bond between Colvin and her dogs is deep, as she admitted to having rescued them from the street, “literally.”
Currently, the Palisades fire, the largest in extent of the three burning in California, has burned a total of almost 9,600 hectares since it began on January 7, according to the most recent information from Cal Fire.
The incident is only 14% contained, while the Eaton fire, whose scope is estimated at more than 5,700 hectares.
With the aim of supporting the victims after the devastating passage of the flames, a group of artists and celebrities (undisclosed so far) will appear at the Intuit Domeof Inglewood, California, as part of Fire Aida benefit concert held on Thursday, January 30.
All money raised at the event produced by Shelli, Irving and the Azoff family, in collaboration with Live Nation and AEG Presentswill be donated to a non-profit organization registered as 501 (c)(3).
On the other hand, the insurer Anthem Blue Crosswill donate 10 million dollars through his charitable foundation to support those affected in relation to the fires.
