A Chattanooga family barely got out of a burning home with their lives early Saturday morning, when a man was forced to break a small window to carry his infant twins to safety.
Once he did, he returned to the flames, throwing a brick through a window to rescue his wheelchair-bound mother. The brick went through, but the smoke was too intense for the man to get to her. But thanks to his mother's quick thinking, Chattanooga firefighters were treating her injuries outside the home, away from the flames within minutes. The Chattanooga Fire Department says this all unfolded a little after 5 a.m. at a home on the 3700 block of Dorris Street. Arriving firefighters were told someone was still inside. Unlike some other fires, they were certain this time. That's because the woman activated her medical alert device, which notified 911 dispatchers that she was there, according to Chattanooga Fire Department Spokeswoman Lindsey Rogers.