House fire next door

[Horace]

Good job 89th, did what you had to do.

[89th]

@jon-nyc said in House fire next door:

Wow! You’re a hero and your wife is mad. We’re totally on your side.

Seriously though good job.

LOL another neighbor sent me a random text that night that said, "in the event your wife is made you went in, you did a good job" and I asked if he was a mind reader and he said no that he was in a similar scenario a few years ago and that he learned "a hero is a hero everywhere but at home", hahaha

I'm not a hero, just glad I was looking out the window when I did. Everything else was common sense, check the house, and when flames were found, to spray it with an extinguisher. What was I going to do, just run out of the house and say "good luck!!!!!" not knowing where their baby was or that we had the chance to put out the fire before it really took off and destroyed the house?

[89th]

@Mik said in House fire next door:

I can see her perspective, but I trust your judgement. You're a good human, not a fool.

Ha, that was my main reply... that she should trust I would've have gone in had I known there was an actual fire. Also, now that I recall, I took my shoes off when I first went in out of respect for their house. Had it been an emergency, I'm not sure I would've stopped to take my shoes off!

[89th]

@blondie said in House fire next door:

Definitely brave @89th. I’m on your side here. You did amazingly well .. adrenaline must have fueled your decision making. You saved an entire family who were unaware & could’ve perished in their basement. I’d be thanking God you were where you were in your kid’s room looking out that window then … house fires, attic fires spread quickly, jump to neighbouring houses … plenty of examples of this.
Years back, a work colleague lost their entire home to an attic fire. She admitted she was forever changed by this.

Thanks @blondie - it's funny, the memory of actually going in and putting out the first (except in the attic) is a weird blur. Almost like a dream memory. I wonder if that was due to adrenaline kicking in, what a strange feeling.

[Mik]

It’s a bit weird that you took a pic of the flaming high chair.

[89th]

Hahahaha right? I was using my phone's flashlight since their lights were off upstairs so it was in my hand and when I saw the chair on fire I thought the family might want to see what I saw later for insurance or proof. Not sure why I thought that, but they did ask for the photo later in the evening, as well as the deputy fire chief so they could document the cause as lightning or something.

[Mik]

I bet their next highchair will be all wood.

[Axtremus]

Good job, @89th!

[Mik]

@Axtremus

[89th]

@Axtremus Wow thanks! I'm speechless. My throat is a little sore from the smoke, maybe that's why.

[blondie]

Being a mom, I’d be shit freakin’ shaking in my slippers seeing that pic of my kid’s high chair on fire!

[89th]

I told my wife that their house was WAY messier than ours, and we have 3 feral children! So that's nice.

[kluurs]

Great job! You did well. You were well within the safety zone - though I hope you touched the door before opening it to check for heat. Your wife is doing what she's supposed to do - worry. You still did right.

[jodi]

Holy *$#! You did good. That picture!

[LuFins Dad]

Excellent job, 89th! Though, I have to ask… Did you seriously stop and whip out the phone to take a picture of the burning highchair before putting it out?

[89th]

Haha yes, see above. I knew it wouldn't make a difference and that some folks might want to see what "bathroom on fire" looked like. It didn't include the exhaust fan in the ceiling that was shooting out flames, though, sorry!