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New details on the dog found after 34 days in Chicopee

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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – New information on how a car fire on a highway in Chicopee Monday ended with the rescue of a dog that had been missing for over a month.

A car fire on 391 south in Chicopee Monday left a driver with burns and smoke inhalation with the expectation that they will be okay.

Officials say the car was fully involved and that the gas tank had ruptured, spilling fuel towards one of the nearby storm drains.

When crews went to check the storm drain for any contamination, they got quite a surprise finding a furry friend instead.

Renee Robichaud, the Animal Control supervisor at Thomas j. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center, told Western Mass News that the rescued dog, Ally, had been missing from her family in the forest park area for over a month.

“How fortuitous that this tragedy occurred, and it probably saved her life.”

And somehow made her way into a storm drain in Chicopee.

“When they opened it up, low and behold there was Ally just kinda hunkering down in the storm drain. We don’t know how she ended up in there or how long she’d been in there… I don’t think there had been a single sighting yet, until that moment when the car caught on fire.”

Robichaud said that yesterday’s rescue was definitely a first for her.

“That’s got to be a one in a million chance, I mean I’ve never heard of something like that happening.”

Lieutenant Dennis foley of the West Springfield Fire Department, who was responding to the car fire and helped rescue Ally, said the same.

“I think winning the lottery would be better odds than us finding a dog that we weren’t looking for.”

Lieutenant Foley also wanted to give some recognition to firefighter Justin Burchell, who had only been with West Springfield Fire for two weeks and trusted his instincts when hearing Ally’s cry for help.

“He’s the one that heard it and he’s the one that went over there, and if he didn’t think to checkout what he heard or pay attention…”

Ally could have been gone in a matter of days.

TJO was more than happy to make that phone call to Ally’s owner that their dog was alive and well, and then getting to help reunite them in the lobby.

“That’s kind of our goal here is to keep families together.” Said Robichaud.

Ally’s owner did comment on TJO’s social media post that shared the situation, and that comment reads in part:

“She’s a survivor and she was meant to be found after 34 days of being gone. We have to say we still have some amazing and blessed people in this world. I would agree that it is a miracle. I hope that the people of that car fire are all also safe and doing well.”

And while Ally is back safe in the hands of her relieved owners, she will be undergoing medical treatment just to make sure that there are no underlying concerns after her month-long ordeal.

TJO also recommends getting your pet microchipped to prevent a situation like Ally’s.



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