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“He Woke Us Up”: How a Pet Bird Rescued Three People from a Burning NJ Home

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Real-Life Hero: Pet Parrot Saves Bergen County Family from Massive House Fire

All Photo Credits to Damien Danis and Massimo Maceri

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Rochelle Park NJ, In the quiet early hours of April 1st, a family in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, faced a life-or-death situation. But it wasn’t a high-tech alarm system that alerted them to the danger—it was their feathered friend.

According to police reports, a pet parrot is being credited with saving three family members from a fast-moving, smoky fire that broke out shortly after 1 a.m. at a residence on Somerville Street.

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