{"id":1056,"date":"2023-12-05T00:38:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2023-12-05T00:38:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:38:49","slug":"uncle-left-with-third-degree-burns-after-running-into-burning-building-to-save-8-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=1056","title":{"rendered":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece.<\/p>\n<p>Reports detail how 20-year-old Derrick Byrd suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms, having rushed into the building when he became aware his niece was trapped.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to KOMO-TV, he said: \u201cEven though I got burnt, I really didn\u2019t care, though. I\u2019d rather get burnt than her. She\u2019s young. She\u2019s still got a lot of stuff going for her. She\u2019s a good kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ABC-768x403-1-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ABC-768x403-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ABC-768x403-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fire, at a home in Aberdeen, Washington is believed to have started while Byrd and six other family members were inside, including his sister, Kayla, and her three children.<\/p>\n<p>Byrd caught his nephews, Junior and Royce, when they jumped from a window on the second floor. His eight-year-old niece Mercedes, however, was too afraid to jump after having watched Kayla fall from the roof.<\/p>\n<p>posterposter<br \/>\nWithout thinking, Byrd dashed back into the house to rescue her. Within moments, he could feel the flames on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could feel it burning me,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got her and took my shirt off and put it around her face so she wouldn\u2019t breathe in any smoke and I just carried her out as fast as I could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True hero<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s more, despite suffering injuries, Byrd said he would do it again if he had to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d run back in there and do it again even if I got burnt worse or died.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on all those dubbing him a hero, he simply replied: \u201cI can\u2019t say a hero. I\u2019d just say for my niece and nephews, I wasn\u2019t going to let them die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uncle who saved niece from house fire says he would \u2018do it again\u2019\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIpu5D3qGAc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhat a genuine hero Derrick Byrd truly is. In moments like that, people\u2019s true colours are shown, and Derrick can certainly be proud of his.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece. 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