DEFOREST, Wis. A family was saved by a quick-thinking neighbor after a possible explosion and fire tore through their home late Thursday night. Neighbor Robert Allen said he woke up to his wife Luann, who heard some sort of explosion.
"It was nasty," Allen said. "I looked out and I said, "Oh, my God! Gary's house is on fire.' And I said, 'Call 911." Allen said that he could see flames. "The flames were actually rolling up the side here, where the gas line is there," he said.
As if the sight of the blaze wasn't enough, Allen said that he noticed the home's occupants were nowhere to be found. They were still asleep, unaware that their house was on fire. Allen quickly went outside and shattered his neighbor's front door with a rock and started yelling to wake them up.
"I just kept yelling, 'Gary! Fire! Fire!'" Allen said. "I just wanted somebody to hear it, you know." Allen said that his neighbor finally emerged from the house.
DeForest Fire Chief Paul Nelson said that if it wasn't for Allen's actions, there's no doubt in his mind that someone would have perished in the fire. He said Allen is a hero. "He certainly saved their life. He came to their rescue," Nelson said. However, Allen is quick to brush his actions off. "It's just what you do," he said.
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