Your “Daily Dose of Uplift” for November 4th:
Anton Nguyen in Brisbane, Australia, has his pet parrot, Eric, to thank for saving him as his home became engulfed in flames in the early hours of the morning.
QFES Acting Inspector Cam Thomas said the parrot squawked “Anton! Anton!” to alert Nguyen of the fire.
“He heard a large bang and his parrot, Eric, actually alerted him to get out of the building and they both got out fine,” Thomas said. “There were smoke detectors [but] the bird alerted before the smoke detectors went off.”
“I’m in shock but I’m fine,” Nguyen told ABC News.
“Everything’s alright so long as I have myself and the bird.”
I’m sure Nguyen is elated that he trained the bird to say his name, if nothing else.
Check out the full article on Sunny Skyz!