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Firefighters rescue dog in fire that displaces Trenton family

Family members embrace as they look at their house after a fire Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, on Marcia Drive in Trenton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Family members embrace as they look at their house after a fire Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, on Marcia Drive in Trenton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Updated Feb 24, 2024
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Distraught family members who watched a fire destroy their home Friday experienced a moment of joy when they were reunited with their dog.

Lt. Chris Weller of the Trenton Fire Department brought Apollo out of the house just before 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23 on Marcia Drive. After he was checked over and found to be in good health despite the fire, Madison Twp. Fire Lt. Jessica Shappelle brought Apollo to his waiting owners, Tamela Devereaux and Shanelle Johnson.

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Trenton Fire Lt. Chris Wells brings Apollo out of a house that was on fire Feb. 23, 2024, on Marcia Drive in Trenton so he can be reunited with his owners. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Multiple fire departments responded to the house fire, including Trenton, Madison Twp., St. Clair Twp., Fairfield Twp., Monroe and Middletown.

It is not clear what started the fire, which remains under investigation.

A dog was rescued from a house fire Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, that displaced a family on Marcia Drive in Trenton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Family dog Apollo is brought to owners Tamela Devereaux, right, and Shanelle Johnson, left, by Madison Twp. Fire Lt. Jessica Shappelle, center, following a fire Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, on Marcia Drive in Trenton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Tamela Devereaux is reunited with her dog Apollo who was rescued from a house fire Feb. 23, 2024, on Marcia Drive in Trenton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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Apollo is reunited with his owners Tamela Devereaux, left, and Shanelle Johnson, center, by Madison Twp. Fire Lt. Jessica Shappelle, right, after he was rescued from a house fire Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, on Marcia Drive in Trenton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

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