A New York man died early Friday after rescuing his fiancée and two children from a raging house fire and running back in to save his 3-year-old son. Demetrius Johnson, 24, found the child, put him in a closet, and then collapsed, his family told The Buffalo News. Firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to rescue the little boy, though they could not save Johnson. "My brother died a hero. We're all proud of that," said William Johnson Jr., Demetrius's brother, according to the newspaper. "My brother woke everybody up after the fire broke out. He died doing everything...
- 2/19/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
A New York man died early Friday after rescuing his fiancée and two children from a raging house fire and running back in to save his 3-year-old son. Demetrius Johnson, 24, found the child, put him in a closet, and then collapsed, his family told The Buffalo News. Firefighters arrived on the scene and were able to rescue the little boy, though they could not save Johnson. "My brother died a hero. We're all proud of that," said William Johnson Jr., Demetrius's brother, according to the newspaper. "My brother woke everybody up after the fire broke out. He died doing everything...
- 2/19/2016
- by Tiare Dunlap, @tiaredunlap
- PEOPLE.com
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