A family of Texas who lost their sense of smell due to being infected with Covid-19, nearly lost their lives when their house caught on fire because they couldn’t smell the smoke.
The only member of the family who did not have the virus was 17-year-old Bianca Rivera. When the then smelled the smoke in their Waco home early Friday morning, she quickly moved to evacuate her three family members and their four dogs.
“I don’t really count myself as a here,” Bianca told news reporters. “I just did what anyone else would for their own family, I just wanted to get everyone out safe and alive.”
The fire started around 2 a.m. in the one-story house, which was deemed a total loss, fire personnel reported.
“This family is lucky to be alive,” the Waco Fire Department released on Twitter. “@WacoTXFIre would like to remind everyone to make sure that you have working smoke alarms in your home.”
