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.
Icy_Blackberry_3759 on July 31st, 2021 at 13:00 UTC »
He suffered serious burns and several days of blindness, his babies had a lot of burns too, and they lost all their possessions and their home. The medical bills on top of everything else is staggering.
But he saved his family- both his daughters and his niece were rescued by his actions.
Throw this guy a buck on the gofundme
CanWeTalkEth on July 31st, 2021 at 09:19 UTC »
Also had to catch his niece as she was trapped and had to jump out of a second story window.
Dude really pulled together the scraps out of a worst case scenario. Good for him.
OddMode4526 on July 31st, 2021 at 07:12 UTC »
Glad everyone is alive. Burns are hard tho. The treatment is extremely painful