Pet goose’s honks alert family to barn fire, helping save dozens of birds

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Goosey rushed retired of the barn squawking truthful forcefully helium woke up Bert Gerber, who had ne'er heard him honk before.

August 16, 2026 astatine 5:00 a.m. EDT1 infinitesimal ago

A favored goose honked respective times successful the aboriginal greeting Aug. 3 to alert his owners to a barn occurrence successful Richmond, Texas. (Video: Chelsea Gerber via Storyful)

Bert Gerber was woken up successful the mediate of the nighttime by a large and unfamiliar honking noise.

He walked extracurricular successful his flip-flops to find his family’s barn — wherever astir 60 turkeys and chickens slept — connected fire.

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