Alyson Myatt
SHELBYVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A Shelby County nanny is being hailed a
hero. 22-year-old Alyson Myatt is at University Hospital,
recovering from severe burns after she saved a 5-year-old's
life.
Around 6:20 a.m. on March 23, Myatt was sleeping in a downstairs
bedroom at a home on Golden Rod where she is a live-in nanny
for 5-year-old Aiden Hawes, whose father was out of town.
"I just heard a big boom. I thought it was Aiden," Myatt
said.
After hearing the boom, Myatt immediately sprinted upstairs -
barefoot. When she got to the hallway, she was met by flames on the
carpet.
"I was calling him. He said, ‘Aly, I'm in here. I'm in my room
underneath my covers.' I was like okay and I ran there, grabbed him
and ran out," said Myatt.
Myatt said her focus was rescuing Aiden. At the time, she didn't
even think about getting burned.
"After I ran off the carpet, my feet were just ... it was like I
was walking on goo 'cause all the skin. My feet were just burned
off," Myatt described.
Myatt then ran out of the house with Aiden, drove to a
neighbor's house to call 911. Although Myatt suffered burns to her
hands, legs and feet, she said Aiden was not injured.
"I'm just happy Aiden is okay," said Myatt. "I care for that kid
a lot."
"The boy, probably, without her wouldn't have been able to
survive until we arrived," said Chief Willard Tucker of the
Shelbyville Fire Department.
Tucker believes Myatt ran through 400 degree flames to reach and
rescue Aiden, something he believes a lot of people would not have
done.
According to Tucker, the fire started in the attic near the fan
in the bathroom. Tucker said three hours before the fire, Myatt
noticed there was something wrong with the fan. She contacted the
Aiden's father about the problem, but they both thought it was not
serious.
Tucker advises if you are worried about an appliance or anything
else in your home, contact the fire department.
