In 2014, a deaf 13-year-old boy named Nick was taking a nap inside his Indianapolis home. His 2-year-old pit bull, Ace, was the only other family member home at the time.
Suddenly, Ace smelled something burning throughout the house. An electrical circuit in the garage burst into flames, setting the entire house on fire.
Knowing Nick was unable to hear the loud popping noises, Ace ran upstairs, burst into his room and licked his face furiously until he woke up. Nick smelled the smoke, and though he still wasn't wearing his cochlear implants, Ace led him out the back door and Nick called his mother. Without his shoes, but with Ace by his side, he was led downstairs.
The pair darted out of the back door before calling his mother at work, then 911.
Indianapolis firefighters arrived at the house and put out the fire, which was so severe that it left $175,000 in damages.
"He saved my life," Nick told WISH. Ace was hailed a hometown hero for saving his big brother.
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