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VISALIA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Two Visalia students are being referred to arsenic heroes aft alerting their grandma that her location was connected occurrence and instantly calling 911.
Last month, Mateo and Nicholas Flores were staying astatine their grandma’s house, portion their ma was retired of town. The boys started to spot fume coming retired of the aerial vents and jumped into action.
“[They] conscionable stepped up and fto everyone cognize that thing was going on,” said Cathy Ruvalcaba, Mateo and Nicholas' mother.
The boys called Ruvalcaba who past told Mateo to crook disconnected the aerial conditioner. Visalia Battalion Chief Danny Wristen said that tiny enactment helped the firefighters and kept the occurrence small.
“That's going to halt the powerfulness from going to that portion and halt things from spinning and moving and perchance making the occupation worse,” Chief Wristen said.
Mateo, who has sensory issues, past called 911.
“Just having these challenges, it was truly thing important for us, for him to measurement up and, you know, benignant of pb the way,” Ruvalcaba said.
Last week, the boys' school, Riverway Elementary, held an assembly wherever the Visalia Fire and Police Department recognized the 2 students for their bravery.
When asked astir his courage, Mateo responded humbly.
“I was much frightened than, um, heroic,” helium said.
The location had small to insignificant harm arsenic the occurrence was contained to the AC unit. Chief Wristen explained that fires similar these are common.
“Definitely getting your AC and your location heating portion serviced by a nonrecreational annually is truly a bully idea," Chief Wristen said. "[It] tin prevention you astir apt immoderate large wealth successful the aboriginal to beryllium proactive.”
The Chief added that it is important to cheque that fume detectors are up to date, person astatine slightest 1 occurrence extinguisher successful the house, and marque definite determination is simply a program if a occurrence does start.
