Woman Allows Homeless Man To Spend The Night, Wakes To Alarming Scene
By Dreamer
A Texas woman, wanting to give a homeless guy some reprieve from the cold and a warm place to rest, invited him in to stay the night in her spare bedroom. After everyone was fast asleep late that night, she was awoken to a startling scene in her own home.
Woman’s home in Houston, TX, Thomas Smith (Inset)
The 66-year-old woman, whose name was not released, lives alone with her two granddaughters in Houston. With a spare bedroom and a big heart, she offered the space to Thomas Smith, who had no place else to go. Everyone in the house had turned in for the night, or so the woman thought, when she was woken up by what Smith was doing, just after 1:30 a.m.
According to KPRC, Smith said he heard a “big old boom,” which startled him out of bed, but it apparently didn’t wake the woman and her granddaughters. Smith assumed someone was trying to break in the home, but he soon found that was not the case. As he opened the door to the homeowner’s bedroom, he saw what was on top of her and acted fast.
Smoke was filling up the house as an explosion in the attic caused the place to go up in flames. The caring grandmother was still in her bed, but she was covered by sheet rock that had broken free and fallen on her, after the boom. Smith rushed to clear the debris off her and pulled her out of the bed and her house to seek safety, but the girls were still stuck inside.
Homeless Hero: Thomas Smith
The heroic homeless man braved the burning temperatures and potential of suffering smoke inhalation to go back inside the house to rescue the 8 and 10-year-old girls from their beds. With the children in his arms, he bravely marched out of the front door, reuniting the girls with their grandma.
Miraculously, everyone involved, including Smith, made it out completely unharmed, despite the home and everything in it being a total loss. After 40 years of owning the residence, it was all gone before her eyes, but she and her grandchildren are lucky to be alive. It’s all thanks to one decision to do something nice for someone else, who in turn was able to immediately repay the gesture in an incredible way.
While most would never consider putting a homeless man up in their house for the night, out of concern for their safety, perhaps the woman felt led to make him that typically risky offer. Had he not been there, this explosion could have easily ended in serious injury or even death. This surprising situation is proof that blessing often come in the most unexpected ways.
h/t: [GlobalNews]
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