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13-year-old who 'disobeyed' mother and stayed up watching TV saves her from devastating late-night fire

Damir Carter was watching TV when the fire broke out inside their home on New Year's Day and he managed to save his mother Angela Marie Borden's life thanks to his quick thinking
UPDATED JAN 14, 2019

A Delaware boy, 13, was lauded by his mother for not listening to her when she told him to turn off the TV and go to bed after he saved her life from a devastating fire that engulfed their home.

On New Year's Day, Angela Marie Borden was heading to bed when she told her son Damir Carter to turn off the television and go to sleep. However, Damir chose not to obey his mother and continued watching The Flash on Netflix until late. At around 1 am, he noticed strange noises and smoke coming from inside the family's home in New Castle County, People reports.

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