A family of five survived unscathed after a fire destroyed parts of their house near Teluk Intan, Perak on Wednesday, all thanks to a four-legged hero.

When a blaze broke out at the family’s single-storey terrace house early that morning, their puppy, named Anandaveli, repeatedly pulled on the clothes of her owner Vimala Arumugam who was fast asleep.

“I thought she (Anandaveli) was thirsty and was trying to find water.

“But suddenly I turned around and saw what happened - there was a fire...