Local Man Hero of Early Evening House Fire (Lamar Morning Times 7-24-10)
By Kevin Lynn

A local man found himself a hero early Thursday night, after pulling himself and his family from the burning shell of their family home at 33rd and Pawnee. Alfred Blake assisted his wife Wynonna and their three children, Billy, Emilly, and Edgar, out of the house before any of them sustained serious damages, but the house itself was consumed in the blaze.

"I'm just glad I woke up in time. Once I saw the fire... I... I just moved. It's like a horrible nightmare that I was lucky enough to wake up from with my family alive and healthy."

"My daddy's a Fireman now!" Little Emilly added to Mr Blake's assessment of the situation.

Authorities believe that the blaze began just before sundown and are investigating the cause of the blaze at this time.