Heroic dog Amanda rescues her five puppies from fire in Chile

Brave dog Amanda carries one of her five puppies from the flames that destroyed their home
and places them in the safety of a fire truck. Source: AP

INCREDIBLE photos have emerged of a heroic dog who risked her life over and over again to rescue her puppies from a house fire.

The brave mutt, named Amanda, sprang into action after a car bomb triggered a blaze at a home in Santa Rosa de Temuco, Chile, reports Soy Chile.

She carefully carried each of her puppies one by one from the house to the safety of a fire truck, before heading back into the burning building to rescue the rest of her litter.

Once all five puppies were safe, she lay down beside them, shielding them with her body for extra protection.

Veterinarian Felipe Lara said that Amanda had fiercely protected her puppies when vets removed them to check on their health, and especially wanted to stay beside a puppy that suffered severe burns and later died.