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LELAND, N.C. (AP) — A family's dog is alive, thanks to the actions of an off-duty Leland police officer who ran into a burning home to save the animal.
WWAY-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2mGaUuw) that Sgt. Jonathan Hall kicked down the door of the home Sunday night. He didn't find Kia until after he went back outside to take a breath and saw the dog come through the door he had kicked open.
Two other homes were damaged by the fire that started across the street after a neighbor was burning brush, but single dad John Davidson and his 8-year-old daughter Hali lost everything, including Hali's pet hermit crab and fish.
WWAY-TV says the two were on vacation in Florida when the fire broke out.
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