A loyal husky saved his owners lives by alerting them to a fire before being killed by the flames.
The dog woke the sleeping couple to warn them of flames in their New York apartment on the early hours of Friday, the New York Post reports.
Engaged Quinn Demarest and Monica Molina managed to escape the blaze and alert their neighbours thanks to their pet, named Rikku.
“[Rikku] let us knock on the doors and set off the alarm that saved everyone,” Mr Demarest said.
Then, when Ms Molina was safely out of the building, he went back for Rikku but was unable to save the dog.
He said: “I came back, but the fire was too big. I couldn’t get him out.”
Photos seen by the New York Post showed Rikku enjoying the snow and playing in a park.
The blaze left seven civilians and a firefighter in hospital after some 106 firefighters fought to try and put it out.
The fire broke out on the second floor of a five storey building at West 76th Street near West End avenue, the FDNY told the Post.
