COMSTOCK (WKZO AM/FM) — A young girl is being credited with helping to save the life of her family after a fire broke out in her home on School Street in Comstock Township.
10-year-old Sarah Hernandezwoke up at about 2 am yesterday and smelled and saw smoke in her room and alerted everyone else.
A call was put into 9-1-1 and they all escaped unharmed.
The fire department arrived in time to keep the damage to a minimum.
They suspect the fire began in a wall and may have been an electrical problem.
For now the family is staying at a motel until repairs can be made at the home.
