Woman Escapes California Wildfire By Biking to Safety With 70-Pound Pit Bull on Her Back

Woman Escapes California Wildfire By Biking to Safety With 70-Pound Pit Bull on Her Back
Homes destroyed by wildfires in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
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A woman in Santa Rosa, California, rode a bicycle to escape a fire burning through her neighborhood. She had her dog in a duffle bag.

Natasha Wallace came home from college classes to see a fire rapidly moving toward her home. Despite the danger, she kept moving forward. She wasn’t going to abandon her 4-year-old pit bull, Fox 40 reported.

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