PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU/CNN) – An Oregon man loses everything in a fire just a few days before Christmas. But he is voicing relief now after saving his whole family in a dramatic rescue.
Alan Gebhart said when the alarm first went off, he saw smoke in the hallway and planned to get out as fast as possible.
The father got ready to leave with his family but realized they were running out of options.
Gebhart explained, “We ended up going back to the front door. I didn’t get it open a good 13/14 inches before the whole living room was engulfed in black smoke. It started barreling in like hell hounds.”
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A man in Southeast Portland lost everything in a fire in the early morning of December 23rd. But the father is voicing relief now, after he saved his whole family in a dramatic rescue.
Alan Gebhart said when the alarm first went off, he saw smoke in the hallway, and planned to get out as fast as possible. Gebhart got ready to leave with his family, but realized they were running out of options.
That s when Gebhart resorted to plan B. Got my family to the window and after we got to the window I jumped down onto the electrical box. As you can see, it’s kind of torn up now. She lowered my son his name is Dakota, five months old, he said.
Edward Kyle Russell III, of The Woodlands passed away on Dec. 10, 2020
Edward Kyle Russell III was born on Sept. 1, 1942, in Clarksville, Texas, to Josephine Bowers and E. K. Russell Jr.
Kyle attended school in Clarksville, graduating from high school there in 1960. He attended Paris Junior College and The University of Texas before transferring to North Texas State University, where he graduated in 1964 with a degree in Business. He immediately went to work for Shell Oil and remained a one-company man, a loyal employee of 34 years. During his career he worked in Tulsa, Dallas, Babylon, New York, Atlanta, Georgia, Houston and Midland.