11-year-old Maria Elias of McFarland from California saved her siblings from their burning home after she had a gut feeling that danger was imminent.
She had a premonition when she went to bed on Saturday night that something bad was going to happen. "I couldn't go to sleep because I knew something was going to happen," Maria said.
Sure enough, at 1:30 a.m., a fire broke out in her family's three-bedroom home, causing an estimated $85,000 worth of damage. Maria fought back tears as she told the story of how she got her two younger brothers and sister to safety and was holding her sister tight to ensure that she didn't leave her behind.
Maria or her family could not be reached for comment, and it's unclear exactly how she ushered her siblings to safety. However, Corey Wilford of the Kern County Fire Department told Yahoo! Shine, "Based on witness testimony, the fire was electrical. A person who was sleeping in the home heard a loud pop and smelled smoke, then saw fire erupt on the wall."
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