She said the fire alarm likely didn't activate immediately, "because the fire started outside and the smoke wasn't in the home yet."Īnd by the time the fire did make its way into the house, she said, flames were so intense that it's unlikely anyone would have escaped if it hadn't been for Tucker - her "saving grace" and "complete hero." Moments later, while standing safely on the side of Annmarie Drive, Spiewak said she watched as the flames engulfed her entire house making it clear how little time they had to escape. Spiewak's two older children were staying with their father at the time. "The garage was gone, and the fire was coming in through the front of our home," she said.Īs the fire alarm finally started to ring, Spiewak and Chafe were already running to the door along with two children who were home. You need to get the baby and get out of this house.'" "He said, 'No, Rachel, there's a fire in your house. "I said, 'Where, down the road?'" she recalled.
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