Oct. 9 marks the last day of Fire Prevention Week . According to this article , 60% of Americans don’t own a fire extinguisher. KRIS6 reporter, Tony Jaramillo spoke with ESD2 as well as a neighbor about important fire safety tips.
Christian Cantu is a firefighter who lives across the street from the house that caught fire on Tuesday morning on Tripoli Drive.
“I just wanted to make sure everyone was okay. I offered him a place to put all his stuff. I know there’s not much left, but I offered him a place to put all his stuff and just made sure he and his wife were okay,” Cantu said.
Cantu is also a firefighter for the Corpus Christi Fire Department. Because he was working his second job overnight when the fire broke out, he was not able to help his neighbor.
“[The neighbor] was joking with me about that. He was like, ‘man I wish you here to help me out!” Cantu said.
Tony Jaramillo However, Cantu did help out in another way.
“But luckily, I texted the homeowners that night, my neighbors, and they made it out on time thanks to the smoke alarms,” Cantu said.