LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A family is without a home Friday after a fire ravaged their trailer. The unlikely hero is a 7-year-old girl.
"The baby kept smelling smoke, she woke her mommy up and said Mommy it's really smoky in here," said Clara Courtney, the child's grandmother.
Fire officials say the call came in around 9 a.m. Friday morning. Battalion Chief Matt Galati told LEX18 trailer fires can be tricky to fight because the materials are highly flammable, and it's easy for firefighters to fall through floors or for walls or ceilings to collapse.
Courtney said that once the little girl woke her mother, they tracked the fire to another child's bedroom. According to Courtney, seven people live in the home.
"Her hand touched the door and the door was really hot, she opened the door and there was a lot of flames," said Courtney.
Galati said the trailer was destroyed and the Red Cross is assisting.
