Our adrenaline pushes us to take risks, especially when rescuing.
Disasters and other accidents bring us a higher sense of alertness, and our initial reaction would always be to do something to help or save. This is why we have many everyday heroes jumping in every action to save others – be it in car accidents, drowning incidents, or fires.
These boys were biking around the block when they heard fire alarms.
Anthony Lombardi and Mario Comella were cycling around the block and passed by their friend’s house. That’s when they noticed that fire alarms went off from their house. But that wasn’t the only thing they heard.
They also heard a lot of frantic barking inside.
The boys went across the street and saw smoke coming from the kitchen. The family was out for breakfast on a New Year’s Day, so Anthony and Mario thought of calling their friend. They informed him about what was going on in their house and asked permission for their front door’s passcode so they could let the dogs out.
Once given permission, they opened the door, and two dogs went out.
The problem was there was still another dog trapped inside. Chase, the family’s German Shepherd puppy, was placed inside the crate. Mario was scared, but he knew he couldn’t leave that dog inside.
Mario ran inside to free the dog out of the crate.
The dog was finally free, so he ran outside and called on the dog to run outside of the house. You can hear them telling their friend over the telephone that all their dogs were already out. Anthony, on the other hand, kept telling Mario to call 911.
John Salisbury, their friend’s father, said the fire started in the stove burner.
He said it is easy for the dogs to accidentally turn on the burner with a slight push. This ignited the wooden chopping board above the burner, and it started the fire that went on for an hour. This is a usual scenario among homes with dogs.
The family’s doorbell camera captured the heroic act of these two boys.
The middle schoolers from Coventry, Rhode Island, admitted they were scared when it happened and promised they wouldn’t act that rashly again. Nonetheless, the family was thankful for the boys’ bravery and quick thinking.
Athena DiBenedetto, their friend’s mother, admitted that they always felt teary-eyed whenever they saw that camera footage. She said she couldn’t imagine what would’ve happened if the boys weren’t there.
However, this feat is something that Mario acted upon based on a past incident.
He told WPRI 12 News that this same incident happened to his uncle, who lost his dogs to a devastating house fire a year ago. He said he didn’t want his friend to go through that.
Despite such a commendable deed, the fire department still didn’t approve of it.
Coventry Fire Chief Frank Brown reminded everyone that in cases like this, the best course of action is to call 911. He also said it is dangerous to get inside a burning building. The boys were just lucky nothing bad happened to them.
We still believe that both Anthony and Mario deserved the recognition here.
Learn more about the boys’ heroic actions in the video below!
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