"It was so smoky and hot, it blew me back," said David, explaining that Melissa, 64, had a stroke earlier this year and is unable to walk. He didn't know then that Melissa had reached for her wheelchair and fell to the floor, and their dog, Maya, was laying on top of her - which rescue workers said helped save her life.
"One of our rescue guys caught a glimpse of some fur on the floor, and they found the dog on top of the woman," said Capt. Ryan McMahon of the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. "They grabbed the lady and the dog and got them out to rescuers at the back window."
"We all thought the dog didn't make it," said fire Capt. Josh Leonard. "She wasn't moving and didn't appear to be breathing." Not only was the dog still alive, rescuers said that by lying on Melissa's chest and protecting her face, Maya was a hero.
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