A 79-year-old Indiana woman is alive, thanks to the quick thinking of her neighbor.
Around 9 p.m. Wednesday night her home caught fire, causing explosions that could be heard and felt miles away. The fire happened just north of Elkhart city limits.
After getting home from work, Dean Hapner received a ring doorbell notification of some sort of commotion close by. He soon realized his 79-year-old neighbor's house was on fire. He knew she could barely walk on her own.She was down by the door, standing there with the walker she couldn’t get out, so I grabbed her by the shirt, picked her up and carried her out here to the road,” said Hapner.
When they got to the road, that’s when the first explosion of his neighbor's oxygen tanks occurred. Hapner instinctively dove on top of his neighbor to protect her. He claims four girls who were coming down the road stopped and helped him carry the woman farther away from the burning home. That's when the second giant explosion went off, engulfing the home in flames.“So, as soon as she pushed it, it gets a hold of them so I was talking to them the whole time on that, so they knew that I had her in my hand,” said Hapner.Osolo Township fire officials said oxygen tanks stored outside the home were responsible for the explosions heard and felt miles away.
The woman was taken to Elkhart General Hospital for treatment. Hapner is thankful everyone got out safely and said he did what he felt he had to do.Firefighters said the 79-year-old women is currently in good condition with only minor injuries but is searching for a new place to live.
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