A 6-year-old girl is being credited with saving the lives of her parents and younger brother after she awoke early Sunday and alerted her father to a fire in their New Jersey home, reports Lenta, citing USA Today.
As a result, the girl, Madalyn Karlbon, her 2-year-old brother and their parents were all able to safely evacuate the home, according to Fire Official Cory S. Spillar.
According to Spillar, the father and two children had gone to bed Saturday night. The mother came in later and fell asleep downstairs. About 2:17 a.m., Madalyn, who goes by Madi, woke up to a burning sensation in her eyes and throat. She also heard the smoke detector alarm sounding in the home, Spillar said.
She went downstairs where she saw fire. Unable to wake her mother who was asleep downstairs, she ran upstairs to wake her father who got her and her brother out of the house. The father then went back into the home to get the mother out, Spillar said.
"To say all of us here at the Avenel Fire Department are so proud of you is an understatement," the department said in a Facebook post. "Way to go Madalyn. You're indeed a hero!!!"
