North Andover, Massachusetts: A dog that disappeared after the chaos of the natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts a year ago is back in the arms of its owner.

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Altagracia Baldera tells The Eagle-Tribune that when the explosions shook the Merrimack Valley in September 2018, she evacuated her North Andover apartment and went to her sister’s house in Lawrence.

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On her second day there, her 14-year-old Pekingese-Shih Tzu mix named Virgo bolted out the door. She informed animal control and put posters up.

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Then a few days ago, some boys found a small, shaggy dog on the street and reported it to police.

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Baldera and Virgo, who was microchipped, were reunited Tuesday.

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She thinks someone took Virgo in because she doesn’t believe he could have survived the winter outside.

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