Yanique then did a remarkable thing for a 7-year-old. He picked up the phone and called 911. Um, can you please come help me - there s a fire, Yanique can be heard saying. What s the address? asked the dispatcher. It s Rice Drive, said Yanique. It just started firing. I ran down to my grandma. What s on fire? asked the dispatcher. It s the whole house. Can you please come? said Yanique.
Firefighters arrived just in time to pull the great-grandmother out of the house who had fallen unconscious near the door. She was taken to Jefferson University Hospital for treatment.
Authorities deemed the fire which started on the back porch accidental, saying it was caused by a malfunction of a pellet stove in the rear of the home.