‘Hero’ toddler saves family from house fire after Covid-19 robs parents of sense of smell
- The Texas family of seven, including two-year-old Brandon, were able to escape the fire with just the clothes on their backs
- While the Dahls have lost everything they own, they are happy everyone escaped unhurt and are planning a small party for Brandon
A US toddler is being called a hero after alerting his parents that their house in Texas was on fire.
Nathan and Kayla Dahl were asleep in their bedroom earlier this month when two-year-old Brandon came and tapped Kayla on her foot, she told Good Morning America.
“He said, ‘Mama hot, Mama hot’, and I turned around. I looked and all I saw was flames in the doorway,” she told the show.
The parents were recovering from Covid-19 and had lost their sense of smell and taste, a common symptom of the virus.
Their family of seven, including Brandon, were able to escape the fire with just the clothes on their backs.
“He saved our entire family,” Kayla, 28, told WFAA. “I mean, he’s our little mini hero.”
It’s nothing short of a miracle
They believe the fire started in the living room and their less-than-a-year-old smoke detectors remained silent, though the house was filled with smoke.