Schuyler Hatt is still wondering how his 96 year-old father in-law survived a fire that worked it's way to the top of Alan Miller's home on Dumbarton Drive.
"He's an amazing man, but he's just suffered an amazing loss,” Hatt says.Hatt says his Miller was the only one inside when the fire started. Firefighters say the 96 year-old suffered minor burns, but should survive. Hatt says that's all that matters.
"This man's my hero. You can't replace somebody like that,” he says.
But now he's trying to keep Miller from looking at this saddening sight. He's wondering how Miller will recover.
"He's gonna have to put his life back together at 96, which is something I can't even fathom,” Hatt says.
Several fire departments battled the blaze that they say got an hour head start before they arrived. They say it likely started near the garage. The two cars in the garage helped feed the flames as they spread up to the next floor.