Brandon Dahl and family.Photo: Courtesy of Kayla Dahl
A Texas toddler is being hailed as “a mini hero” after hewarned his parents, who had lost their sense of smell after testing positive for COVID-19, of a fire that broke out at their home in Alvord, Texas.
Around 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 15, Brandon Dahl, 2, woke up his parents, alerting them ofthe impending dangerwith only a few words, according to ABC affiliateWFAA.
“He tapped me on my feet in bed and was coughing and saying, ‘Mama, hot. Mama, hot,’ " Kayla Dahl toldGood Morning America.“I turned around. I looked and all I saw was flames in the doorway.”
Courtesy of Kayla Dahl
Thanks to Brandon, the family of seven was able toescape uninjuredbefore their home was engulfed in flames, per WFAA. Their fire alarms, which were less than a year old, only went off once they were all outside.
“He saved our entire family,” Kayla told the outlet. “I mean, he’s our little mini hero.”
“We had seconds,” added dad Nathan, a volunteer firefighter. “It’s nothing short of a miracle.”
Dahl family home in Alvord, Texas, following the devastating fire.Courtesy of Kayla Dahl
Although the parents had practiced fire drills with their children in the past, Nathan and Kayla’s lack of taste and smell — a common symptom of COVID-19 — made this emergency more difficult.
“We were still recovering,” Kayla, 28, toldThe Washington Post.
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“It’s going to be a long, hard road to get to be where we need to be and to replace those material items,” Kayla told thePost. “But at the same time, if it wasn’t for my son’s guardian angel that morning, I don’t know where we would be.”
AGoFundMe pageset up for the family to help cover their immediate expenses has already surpassed its $5,000 goal.
“We’ve had an extremely, extremely blessed outpour of love and support,” Kayla told WFAA.
source: people.com
