AUDIO: MAN SAVES WIFE, KIDS, RIBS FROM BURNING APARTMENT
A California man guided his wife and kids out of their home during an apartment complex fire, then went back in to save his barbecued ribs. Robert Wright, ribs in hand, gave an interview to a local TV station after the fire at his Fresno apartment complex and told the reporter he was barbecuing at 3 a.m. when the fire erupted at the apartment next door. He said he carried his kids out of the apartment and was able to rescue his ribs. Wright explained why he was barbecuing so late at night: “It was three o’clock in the morning, I was hungry man, I was like put them ribs on there,” he said. Wright said he didn’t require any medical attention.
* … just sauce.
* Meanwhile, the pet cat was like: “What am I? Chopped liver?”
* He’s barbecuing at 3 a.m. and the fire just happens to start next door? Yeah, right.
* He was really conflicted about rescueing the ribs, ’cause they could have used another four minutes in the fire.
* On the bright side, they did take on a nice smoky flavor.
* Cooking at 3 a.m. That’s the kind of commitment we need more of in this country.
* I’m eating at 3 a.m. sometimes, but cooking? No, and frankly, I’m impressed.
* I bet that was one of the best smelling apartment fires ever.
* Tell me they don’t know how to live large in Fresno.
* It gets even better. He was able to smother the fire next door with a large bowl of cole slaw.
(video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCLpRR-wVo0)
CLIP: Mr. Wright explains to the local news how he saved his family, and his ribs.
