India, April 26 -- A dog, missing for over a month, was safely reunited with its family after being discovered in a storm drain by firefighters responding to a car fire in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

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On April 21, the West Springfield Fire Department (WSFD) posted on Facebook, recounting the events that led to the miraculous rescue. According to the post, WSFD and Chicopee Fire Department were called to a vehicle fire on Interstate 91. The fire had caused the vehicle's gas tank to rupture, spilling gasoline onto the roadway and heading towards storm drains. After rescuing the driver and extinguishing the fire, the fir...