Quick actions from a teen down the street could be the reason 10 family members in Skyline Acres are alive today.
Bailey Blanton, 19, was working on his brother’s black Kia outside on Thanksgiving when he smelled smoke. He walked to his mailbox to see three doors down, a home at the corner of Constellation Lane and Sky View Lane had flames taking over the back porch. He yelled for his dad to go inside and call 911.
The teen raced down the street, asking Siri, a service on his iPhone, to call 911, as he made it to the front door. He banged on the door, but no one heard him. Joined now by his uncle, Michael Hawkins, Blanton tried the handle, which was unlocked. The two ran inside as the fire spread above, taking over the attic and roof.