went outand baltimore of her home to get something out of the car and turns back to see it engulfed in flames. inside was her eight-month-old daughter who could be heard crying as well as the family dog. firefighters quickly found the dog covering the baby with his body. >> that way, nothing got to her. he stayedthere -- with her the whole time in the bedroom and would not come downstairs to get out the door. jummy: unfortunately, that dog died. the baby is now recovering. a gofundme page raised nearly $5,000 for the family. back now to the explosion at a silver spring apartment building. there's is still a huge need for donations for many of the victims. arey, many in the community coming toget support for them. hugh mccrea has the story. reporter: as you can see behind me, the good people at inventive community services are hard at work. everybody you are looking at is a volunteer doing their best to help the victims of that terrible explosion here in silver spring. what they are loading our clothing and bedding for people in the area. check out this trailer. strollers, plates, micro