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BLAZE TOT SAVED BY DOG

Hero dog dies shielding baby girl from house blaze until firemen arrived to save her

Dog, Polo, lay on top of infant to shield her from the flames

A HEROIC dog sacrificed its own life to save the life of an eight month old baby who was trapped in a house fire.

Viviana Poremski was left surrounded by flames after a fire broke out on the second floor of her Baltimore home on Sunday.

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Polo the dog protected eight month old Viviana by shielding her from the flames during the Baltimore house fireCredit: WBALTV

But the young tot was saved thanks to the quick thinking of her dog, Polo, who laid on top of the infant to shield her from the flames.

Firefighters eventually managed to enter the home and rescue the baby where they discovered Polo still covering Viviana.

The infant's mother Erika had stepped out of the home to her car when the fire broke out and watched on horrified as flames engulfed her home with her baby and dog inside.

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Viviana was left severely burned from the fire but it could have been worse of not for the actions of Polo the dogCredit: WBALTV
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The house was left gutted from the fire prompting neighbours and friends to launch a GoFundMe pageCredit: WBALTV

"I just heard her crying and I couldn't get to her," she told US TV channel .

"I tried really hard, everyone in the neighbourhood tried. They were kicking the doors in and kicking the windows out. I couldn't (get her out). Nobody could."

Poremski had burns on her hands and face from when she repeatedly tried to go back into the house to rescue her daughter.

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Mum Erika had to watch on in horror as her baby and dog were trapped in their burning homeCredit: gofundme

Viviana suffered severe burns to her face, arm and side and is currently in a serious condition in an intensive care unit. Polo died at the scene.

"He was my first baby and now I lost him. And I'm just praying I don't lose her (Viviana). She's all I have and it just happened so fast, I just don't understand it."

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She added she is extremely grateful for the support she has received which has seen a page launched to raise £38,000 for the family who are now displaced following the blaze.

More than £20,000 has been raised for the family in just four days.

The page reads: "Any donations would be appreciated. Erika is in need of any help. Please keep these two beautiful souls in your prayers."

Baltimore Fire Department are investigating the cause of the fire, which is currently unknown.

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