Family Dog Killed After Saving 8-Month-Old Baby In House Fire
By Dreamer
After a raging storm took out the power inside her home, Erika Poremski lit a candle to illuminate her household.
Afterwards, she stepped outside for a moment to charge her phone using her phone.
"I just heard her crying and i couldn't get to her," Poremski said. "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 ended up with burns on her hands and face when she attempted to get back into her home after it caught fire, she tried to get back in to save her young 8-month-old daughter Viviana.
Firefighters arrived and learned the child was trapped on the second floor of the home.
Firefighters said when the entered the home to rescue Viviana, they found Poremski's dog, Polo, in the room with her and he was covering her with his body.
"She only had burns on her side because of it," Poremski said. "He stayed with her the whole time in the bedroom and wouldn't even come downstairs to get out the door."
Paramedics were able to revive Viviana, who has severe burns on her face, arm and side. But Polo did not survive the fire.
"He was my first baby and now I lost him," Poremski said. "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."
Poremski said she is extremely grateful for the support she has received. A GoFundMe page had raised more than $6,400 through 7 a.m. Tuesday.
No other injuries were reported but the family was displaced by the fire, Johnson said.
Poremski said her daughter's condition is still serious and will be monitored day to day.
"She's doing the best she can right now," Poremski said. And she's fighting and that's it. She's a really good girl I just hope she's OK."
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Johnson said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family here.
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