{"id":28032,"date":"2025-09-24T01:15:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032"},"modified":"2025-09-24T01:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:15:11","slug":"uncle-left-with-third-degree-burns-after-running-into-burning-building-to-save-8-year-old-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032","title":{"rendered":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece.<\/p><div class=\"jptrn69fed62473bc6\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.jptrn69fed62473bc6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.jptrn69fed62473bc6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.jptrn69fed62473bc6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.jptrn69fed62473bc6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.jptrn69fed62473bc6 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>Reports detail how 20-year-old Derrick Byrd suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms, having rushed into the building when he became aware his niece was trapped.Speaking to KOMO-TV, he said: \u201cEven though I got burnt, I really didn\u2019t care, though. I\u2019d rather get burnt than her. She\u2019s young. She\u2019s still got a lot of stuff going for her. She\u2019s a good kid.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CJC5tJyc8I8DFf3PDQkdikg9KA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/tinyhouse-zone.com\/tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-15156\" src=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dBE-400x210-1-300x158.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dBE-400x210-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/readupdatednews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/dBE-400x210-1.jpg 400w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fire, at a home in Aberdeen, Washington is believed to have started while Byrd and six other family members were inside, including his sister, Kayla, and her three children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CM6DtJyc8I8DFWzFDQkdYC063w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/tinyhouse-zone.com\/tinyhouse-zone.com_responsive_3_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Byrd caught his nephews, Junior and Royce, when they jumped from a window on the second floor. His eight-year-old niece Mercedes, however, was too afraid to jump after having watched Kayla fall from the roof.<\/p>\n<p>Without thinking, Byrd dashed back into the house to rescue her. Within moments, he could feel the flames on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could feel it burning me,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got her and took my shirt off and put it around her face so she wouldn\u2019t breathe in any smoke and I just carried her out as fast as I could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>True hero<br \/>\nWhat\u2019s more, despite suffering injuries, Byrd said he would do it again if he had to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d run back in there and do it again even if I got burnt worse or died.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on all those dubbing him a hero, he simply replied: \u201cI can\u2019t say a hero. I\u2019d just say for my niece and nephews, I wasn\u2019t going to let them die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uncle who saved niece from house fire says he would \u2018do it again\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIpu5D3qGAc\" width=\"1415\" height=\"796\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-origwidth=\"1415\" data-origheight=\"796\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What a genuine hero Derrick Byrd truly is. In moments like that, people\u2019s true colours are shown, and Derrick can certainly be proud of his.<\/p>\n<p>Share this story to pay tribute to a real life hero, and to wish him a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece. Reports detail how 20-year-old Derrick Byrd suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms, having rushed into the building when he became aware his niece was trapped.Speaking to KOMO-TV, he said: \u201cEven&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,17,11,20,24,15,12,25,22,18,16,21,14,23,13],"class_list":["post-28032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chronic-diseases","tag-fitness","tag-health-tips","tag-healthcare-technology","tag-healthy-lifestyle","tag-healthy-living","tag-medical-advice","tag-medical-awareness","tag-medical-research","tag-mental-health","tag-nutrition","tag-patient-care","tag-preventive-care","tag-public-health","tag-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl - VM News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl - VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece. Reports detail how 20-year-old Derrick Byrd suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms, having rushed into the building when he became aware his niece was trapped.Speaking to KOMO-TV, he said: \u201cEven...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VM News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-24T01:15:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"453\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"452\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"vmfavorite\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"vmfavorite\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"vmfavorite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\"},\"headline\":\"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-24T01:15:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\"},\"wordCount\":347,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Chronic Diseases\",\"Fitness\",\"Health Tips\",\"Healthcare Technology\",\"Healthy Lifestyle\",\"Healthy Living\",\"Medical Advice\",\"Medical Awareness\",\"Medical Research\",\"Mental Health\",\"Nutrition\",\"Patient Care\",\"Preventive Care\",\"Public Health\",\"Wellness\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\",\"name\":\"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl - VM News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-24T01:15:11+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg\",\"width\":453,\"height\":452},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/\",\"name\":\"VM News\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad\",\"name\":\"vmfavorite\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"vmfavorite\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl - VM News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl - VM News","og_description":"A Washington man is rightfully being hailed a hero after charging into a burning home to save his eight-year-old niece. Reports detail how 20-year-old Derrick Byrd suffered second and third-degree burns on his face, back, and arms, having rushed into the building when he became aware his niece was trapped.Speaking to KOMO-TV, he said: \u201cEven...","og_url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032","og_site_name":"VM News","article_published_time":"2025-09-24T01:15:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":453,"height":452,"url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"vmfavorite","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"vmfavorite","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032"},"author":{"name":"vmfavorite","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad"},"headline":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl","datePublished":"2025-09-24T01:15:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032"},"wordCount":347,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg","keywords":["Chronic Diseases","Fitness","Health Tips","Healthcare Technology","Healthy Lifestyle","Healthy Living","Medical Advice","Medical Awareness","Medical Research","Mental Health","Nutrition","Patient Care","Preventive Care","Public Health","Wellness"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032","name":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl - VM News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg","datePublished":"2025-09-24T01:15:11+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/552714659_1094076966215674_4069275589989222029_n.jpg","width":453,"height":452},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=28032#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Uncle left with third-degree burns after running into burning building to save 8-year-old girl"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/","name":"VM News","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/a2e30a4c480fba08110aa92dceebedad","name":"vmfavorite","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25ae7ad0af0818c5b3c7c52f4610bfa26e9985055e4db731befcf55c2fdcfd9b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"vmfavorite"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/news-vm.com"],"url":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28034,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28032\/revisions\/28034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}