A Valley Glen resident sprang into action Sunday night, saving three children from a nearby home explosion that left two men injured, including one critically.
Guy Philippe knew several children lived in the home in the 12700 block of West Archwood Street and quickly ran over barefoot to help them.
Philippe bolted into the one-story, single-family home around 9:30 p.m. Sunday and rescued all three by himself before first responders could arrive. He said the smell of natural gas was thick.
"I didn't want anything to happen to the kids. I made a decision last night that if anything happened to me then so be it," Philippe told Eyewitness News while a large nail was still lodged into one of his heels. "They were disoriented and scared. They didn't know what was happening. And I made a decision that, you know what, if I don't do something they're gonna die."