He Had Nothing—But Saved 16 Lives in a Burning Shelter .. SEE MORE

As Walker himself later told CNN, “God put me there to save those animals.” Hamlin would go on to call him her guardian angel, and a GoFundMe campaign set up in his honor by community members eventually raised close to ninety thousand dollars in donations for him.

Would you have rushed into a burning building to save trapped animals, or trusted the firefighters to handle it? Where do you stand? 🐶

As he approached the building, he was horrified to spot thick smoke pouring out from underneath the front door. An electrical fire had broken out earlier that morning inside the shelter’s small kitchen, and the entire building was already filling with dangerous smoke. While the responding firefighters were busy carefully calling animal control for additional help, Walker simply popped open the front door and rushed straight into the burning building all by himself.

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