DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – “I am truly heartbroken and crushed.” Those are the words that Charley Colling posted on her Facebook page about her mom’s house that caught on fire in Chesterfield Township the day after Christmas around 4 pm in the afternoon. She said her mother and sister, Frankie, lost everything including family pets.

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Oliver the pet pig made it out of the house okay, wet from the water but with no burns. Frankie saved seven cats, six of them were soaking wet from the water. One was burned and in bad condition and had to be euthanized. Three cats and the Teacup Yorkie haven’t been found. An African Grey Parrot the mother had owned for ten years was found dead at the bottom of her cage.

Charley posted, “My mom is such a giving person and to watch everything she had and owned be taken from her is just devastating. Every sentimental item. Her animals were her babies, she loved them as much as she loves her own kids & grand kids…That house was not just any house, that was her dream home. She works so hard for all of her things. Please continue to pray for my mom and sister.”

Charley told Click on Detroit, “There’s not much to say, everything’s gone. They have to start over completely.” She asked for help on her Facebook page, “They are still in need of clothing and shoes, so anything is appreciated.”

A GoFundMe site has been set up at the link here. The mother is 57-years-old and the daughter who was living with her is 20-years-old.

The good news is that no human residents or first responders were injured in the blaze. That is thanks to local hero, 17-year-old Owen Tisler.

Tisler, a senior at L’Anse Creuse High School North, an Eagle Scout and a member of the National Honor Society, was close by in his car and saw the smoke coming out of the house. He called his dad to ask what to do and he told his son to bang on the door, make sure no one was in there and call 911. A man who was a tenant in the mother-in-law suite came out of the house, yelling at the teenager for banging on the door, and Tisler told him that the house was on fire. Tisler is glad that he took the whole thing seriously even though he initially thought maybe the smoke was from a bonfire.

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Tisler told the Macomb Daily, “One thing my dad always tells me is ‘be a leader, not a follower,’ so I took action just in case. If I hadn’t, it could be another 10-15 minutes for someone to notify the guy and that’s wasted time.”