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UPDATE: Service dog that ran away during house fire in York County has been found

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UPDATE: Service dog that ran away during house fire in York County has been found

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THAT CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. GOOD NEWS -- THAT DOG WHO RAN AWAY WAS FOUND. BILL AND PAT MILLER’S HOME ON JACOBS MILL ROAD NEAR HANOVER BURNED TO THE GROUND IN MINUTES. DURING THE FIRE, THEIR GREAT DANE NAMED CALEB GOT AWAY. >> HE’S MAN’S BEST FRIEND AND WOULD LOVE THE DEATH OUT OF YOU. KIM: CALEB IS A SERVICE DOG TO PAT, WHO BILL SAYS HAD A HARD TIME SEEING. DOZENS INCLUDING WGAL NEWS 8 OF PEOPLE INCLUDING WGAL NEWS 8 VIEWERS, WERE LOOKING FOR THE , DOG, AND HE WAS SPOTTED SEVERAL TIMES. HE WAS FOUND THIS AFTERNOON ABOUT A HALF-MILE FROM THE FIRE SCENE. PAT TELLS WGAL S
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UPDATE: Service dog that ran away during house fire in York County has been found

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UPDATE: A York County couple's service dog, who ran away Thursday morning during the chaotic moments when they escaped their burning home, has been found.The Great Dane named Caleb was reunited with his owners Thursday afternoon.The fire happened around 6:15 a.m. on the 1500 block of Jacobs Mill Road in a rural area of Heidelberg Township, which is near Hanover. Dog has been with family for yearsBill and Pat Miller say Caleb has been with the family for years and assists Pat, who has poor eyesight."He is man's best friend and would love the death out of you," said Bill. Dozens of people, including WGAL viewers, were looking for the dog after he ran away. He was spotted several times before being found about a half-mile away from the fire scene.Pat Miller said she's thankful to the volunteers who helped to search for Caleb. The couple was able to get their six other dogs they were caring for out of the house. A guinea pig was killed in the fire. House destroyedBill Miller said when he came downstairs this morning as he usually does, he saw fire. He said there was no time to think and they just had to get out. Half of the home collapsed in the fire. The house is a total loss.The couple was very shaken up, but they were not injured.There's no word yet on what caused the fire.Stay with WGAL for updates. Earlier fire in York County Earlier Thursday morning, a fire destroyed a mobile home in Wellsville. That story is here.RELATED: Fire safety tipsPREVIOUS STORY: 25-year-old woman killed in Elizabethtown fire

UPDATE: A York County couple's service dog, who ran away Thursday morning during the chaotic moments when they escaped their burning home, has been found.

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The Great Dane named Caleb was reunited with his owners Thursday afternoon.

The fire happened around 6:15 a.m. on the 1500 block of Jacobs Mill Road in a rural area of Heidelberg Township, which is near Hanover.

Dog has been with family for years

Bill and Pat Miller say Caleb has been with the family for years and assists Pat, who has poor eyesight.

"He is man's best friend and would love the death out of you," said Bill.

Dozens of people, including WGAL viewers, were looking for the dog after he ran away. He was spotted several times before being found about a half-mile away from the fire scene.

Pat Miller said she's thankful to the volunteers who helped to search for Caleb.

Missing dog, house fire, York County, Heidelberg Township
The couple provided this picture of Caleb.

The couple was able to get their six other dogs they were caring for out of the house. A guinea pig was killed in the fire.

House destroyed

Bill Miller said when he came downstairs this morning as he usually does, he saw fire. He said there was no time to think and they just had to get out.

Half of the home collapsed in the fire. The house is a total loss.

The couple was very shaken up, but they were not injured.

There's no word yet on what caused the fire.

Bill Miller, Heidelberg Township fire
Bill Miller says he’s devastated.

Stay with WGAL for updates.

Earlier fire in York County

Earlier Thursday morning, a fire destroyed a mobile home in Wellsville. That story is here.

RELATED: Fire safety tips

PREVIOUS STORY: 25-year-old woman killed in Elizabethtown fire