Santiago, Chile, Jan 23, 2018 / 19:00 pm
A dog named Rambo lived up to his "action hero" name, when his barking alerted sleeping religious sisters that a chapel next to their convent was on fire.
In the early morning hours of Jan. 20, a fire destroyed the Virgen de la Candelaria Chapel in the town of Calafquen, Chile, next to the home of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Police suspect the fire was caused by arson.
Fr. Alejandro Gutiérrez is the pastor of San Sebastián Parish, which includes the chapel. The priest told Radio Bio Bio that the sisters' house "is attached to the church. A much greater tragedy could have happened there. If the dog's barking hadn't alerted them, the fire would have spread to the convent and we would be grieving over a much more serious incident."
Gutiérrez explained that the chapel was 80 years old, and the sisters there worked mainly in education."