Mystery stranger vanishes after family says frantic warning saved their lives during devastating house fire
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- ▪Hours later, at 4:51 a.m., she woke to someone frantically ringing the doorbell and pounding on the front door."My dog started barking, so I woke up and I stumbled to the door," Shabtai said.
- ▪"I opened the door and the gentleman was yelling, 'Fire!
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| Publication time | Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:14:20 -0400 |
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Fire Disasters Mystery stranger vanishes after family says frantic warning saved their lives during devastating house fire The unidentified man grabbed a garden hose and fought the flames before vanishing, the family says By Stepheny Price Fox News Published July 30, 2026 10:14pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Heroic stranger alerts sleeping family to raging fire Surveillance video captures the unidentified passerby who alerted a sleeping family to a dangerous house fire before trying to help fight the flames.
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