At first, Michael Surrell didn't see the black smoke or flames shooting from the windows of his neighbors' home. When he and his wife got a call from one of his daughters: "The house next door is on fire!", he went to investigate and saw Mrs. Robert crying desperately on their porch (门廊). "My baby is in there!" she cried. Though the fire department had been called, Surrell, then 64, instantly ran inside. The baby was 8-year-old Tiara, Mrs. Robert's granddaughter.
Entering the burning house was like "running into a bucket of black paint," Surrell says. The thick smoke made it impossible for Surrell to breathe. The conditions were life-threatening for Surrell, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (慢性阻塞性肺病).
Knowing that he couldn't hold his breath for long in the smoke-filled house, Surrell took a deep breath, and went in the house. Because the house had a similar layout (布局) to his, he found the stairs and made it to the second floor. He turned to the right and was met by intense heat. He was already out of breath.
His throat and lungs burned as if he'd breathed in fire instead of the smoke in the air. All he could hear was the crackling and popping of burning wood. Then a soft but distinct moan (呻吟声) emerged. Unable to see, Surrell fell to his knees on the hot wood floor. He crawled toward the sound, feeling around for any sign of the girl.
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Finally, he touched something — a shoe, then an ankle.
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When he regained consciousness, Surrell found himself in hospital surrounded by many people.
