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A house in Bakersfield, California, caught fire in the early hours of May 24

The family dog, Lulu, noticed something was wrong, woke everyone up, and helped everyone get out of the house

The Bakersfield Fire Department is praising Lulu for her "heroic efforts"

A family escaped a house fire — thanks to their "heroic" dog.

On May 24, the Bakersfield Fire Department responded to a call about a house fire in southwest Bakersfield, California, per local outlet BakersfieldNow . The family inside was still asleep when the blaze began. Luckily, their attentive dog Lulu noticed something was wrong.

According to a Facebook post from the fire department, Lulu the golden retriever noticed flames outside her home and woke up her family before the fire spread enough to trap them ins

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