Olivia Luke
Jim Maple
Posted on 03/11/2005 4:39:48 AM PST by ShadowDancer
Child Sets Off Alarm, Saves Man's Life
Police Detect Gas Leaking Inside Man's Home
POSTED: 7:07 pm EST March 10, 2005 UPDATED: 7:25 pm EST March 10, 2005
A 1-year-old Belleville girl may have helped save the life of a St. Clair County man, Local 4 reported.
Olivia Luke was visiting her great-grandmother in Florida last week when she accidentally bumped a panic alarm inside the home.
Jim Maple was sleeping at his home in the 9600 block of Nook Road in Clay Township, Mich., when police came to his door in response to a call that a panic alarm was set off at that address.
One officer detected the odor of natural gas as he approached the door of the home, the station reported.
Maple (pictured, right) informed officers that he had no alarm inside the home, but officers were able to convince him to get out while authorities inspected for a possible gas leak.
The fire department was called to the home, along with a building inspector. The gas company, which later arrived at the scene, detected a leak coming from a gas fireplace, filling the home with dangerous fumes, the station reported.
Confused about the alarm, Maple contacted the previous owners of the home in Florida, who had taken the alarm out of the home when moving, the station reported.
The previous owners told Maple that their granddaughter, Olivia, had accidentally pushed the panic alarm. Police said because the alarm company had not updated the previous owners' address, the signal appeared to be coming from Maple's home.
Maple said he's planning to award his rescuer on her second birthday at the end of this month, the station reported.
"Give that little girl a kiss and buy her an ice cream for me," he said.
Jim Maple
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
The previous owners told Maple that their granddaughter, Olivia, had
accidentally pushed the panic alarm. Police said because the alarm
company had not updated the previous owners' address, the signal
appeared to be coming from Maple's home.
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This is amazing, the child was not even in the same house.
When God takes action, he makes it count.
"It would appear that random chance has operated in our favor."
And people still don't believe there is a God???
Wow, the Lord does work his magic.
When I first started reading the article I was confused because of the location differences and had to start over and read it again. Once I figured out what really happened I was stunned. It really is incredible.
One of those for "Its A miracle".
Amazing story bump.
From what my grandmother tells me, when I was little I turned on all the gas jets on the stove one day. This kid is off to a better start than I was.
Yeah, like they had gas stoves back then.
The Lucido grandchildren keeping warm by Grandma's stove.
Okay, it was a wood stove. It turned on the wood jets.
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