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Rabbit saves Georgia family from house fire
The family escaped safely thanks to their pet rabbit Coco alerting them to the fire that started from embers on the back porch, causing significant kitchen and deck damage.
- On Friday morning in DeKalb County, Erlene Rivera said her rabbit Coco woke the household by thumping, allowing the family to escape a house fire, and Cavanaugh noted `Usually it's a dog, but this time it was a rabbit in a cage`.
- Kevin Cavanaugh with DeKalb County Fire Rescue said `It appears they had a warming fire in the evening and had thought they had fully extinguished it on a wooden deck in a metal barrel`.
- Rivera says flames tore through the back of the home and entered the kitchen as she rushed everyone outside, while DeKalb County fire officials reported significant rear damage and moderate kitchen damage.
- Rivera, her sister and their 92-year-old mother made it out safely with Christmas gifts in tow, local reporters called it a 'hare-raising wake-up call'.
- The rabbit's origin and cage alerted neighbors, with the homeowner saying `He was jumping in the cage like he never had`, highlighting the unusual alert.
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