Neighbors honored for heroically saving bedridden woman from house fire
By Erin Lowrey
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SLIDELL, Louisiana (WDSU) — The Slidell City Council honored two neighbors for their bravery after they rescued a bedridden woman from a house fire earlier this month.
The fire happened in the Redwood Circle area.
Dixie Walker, 77, was mourning the loss of her husband of 50 years, a Vietnam veteran, Charles Fritz Walker, when there was a loud boom.
Walker’s son, Bubba, said his mother, who is unable to walk, and her caretaker heard the boom before the fire erupted.
Neighbors quickly came to Walker’s rescue, banging on her door to get her out.
“Without hesitation, Mr. Kenney lives right across the street. And without hesitation, he knew that Miss Dixie was inside that home. He wasted no time going in there, smoke pouring out through the garage,” a councilmember said while honoring the neighbor.
Slidell fire officials believe the fire started in the garage, where an explosion also totaled Walker’s wheelchair-accessible van.
Her family is fundraising to help her recover.
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