New York (CNN) When Ray Lucas and his girlfriend Shi'Ann Brown returned after a trip to the corner store to pick up milk, they found their Michigan home engulfed in flames -- and their twin daughters were trapped inside.
His mother, who had been watching the 18-month-old girls, was panicking on the front yard in Eastpointe, Michigan, and trying to get help.
"I was speechless. Action took over me. I ran into the house to get my babies," Lucas, 23, told CNN. "I'm looking at it as a father. I did anything that any other father would do or should do," he said.
The fire on July 17 was spreading through three floors inside, including the basement where Malaysia and Milan were in their crib, Lucas said. He wasn't sure the fire department would get there in time.
He plunged into the burning building, quickly discovering that he couldn't see anything due to the flames. But he knew his way around and headed to the basement.
kannf1982 on August 1st, 2021 at 12:01 UTC »
between losing my two kids to a fire or dying im going with risking death. im so glad they all made it out and it sounds like he will mostly recover
xxMyBurnerAccount69 on August 1st, 2021 at 11:57 UTC »
And he saved his niece. What a fucking man.
aknabi on August 1st, 2021 at 11:06 UTC »
True hero… but yeah what ya gonna do? I’d think either go in and save them or I go in and go down with them… either way it’s what should be.