Man Slept While Fire Tore Through Home. His Friends Saved His Life

Fort Myers, Fla., resident Tony Holmes was fast asleep when the blaze broke out

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  • A Florida man is thanking his roommates after they woke him up during a New Year’s Eve house fire
  • Fort Myers, Fla., resident Tony Holmes was fast asleep when the blaze broke out
  • “It was traveling pretty fast, but they got it, caught it just in time,” Holmes added

A Florida man is thanking his roommates after they woke him up during a New Year’s Eve house fire that was so severe it nearly spread to the home next door.

Firefighters in Fort Myers, Fla., were first dispatched to a home on Cranford Avenue near St. Charles Street at 10:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Dec. 31, according to Gulf Coast News.

Resident Tony Holmes was fast asleep when the blaze broke out, but he told the local outlet that his roommates quickly sprang into action to get him outside…

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