A Washington State man is crediting his pet lizard with saving him from an apartment fire. Earlier this month, Donald Hale was asleep on the couch of his Federal Way home when a fire broke out. Hale didn’t hear the smoke alarm, but fortunately, his pet bearded dragon, Spike, did, and used his long tail to repeatedly hit him in the face, alerting him just in time. “If he [didn’t] wake me up, I [wouldn’t] be here talking to y’all,” he says.
After waking, Hale discovered smoke coming from a bathroom cabinet. When he opened it, flames and pressure burst out, but he quickly backed away. He grabbed some water and managed to put the fire out, later sharing that someone had poured a flammable substance down the drain, which he believes caused the fire.
Hale credits both God and Spike for saving his life, describing the lizard’s unusual behavior as the “loudest noise” he’d ever heard, despite Spike being a normally quiet pet. As a reward, he plans to take the reptile on a vacation to the Grand Canyon, celebrating his heroic act.
Source: ALASKA’S NEWS SOURCE