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‘As long as the animals survive.’ Ann Arbor woman’s home was destroyed, but her pets lived

Apr 07, 2023Apr 07, 2023

Ann Arbor resident Melissa Muirhead is reunited with her bearded dragon, Sebastian, the day after the Memorial Day Fire that demolished her duplex. Photo provided by Melissa Muirhead.Photo provided by Melissa Muirhead

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Melissa Muirhead says she was the first person inside her building to see the flames of the Memorial Day fire that destroyed her duplex and the one next door in the 800 block of North Maple Road.

She spotted a fire growing on her back fence when she shouted the only words she could muster to her roommate: "Lisa, Fire! Call 9-1-1!"

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