7-year-old boy wakes up dad, pair escapes house fire

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Orange County say a 7-year-old boy didn’t hesitate when he smelled smoke at his home, waking up his sleeping father so the pair could escape a spreading fire.
The Orange County Register says (http://bit.ly/1WL0nhp) the boy was getting ready for bed Saturday night when he smelled smoke and saw that the garage of his Costa Mesa home was engulfed in flames.
Fire Captain Chris Coates says the boy ran to wake his father, who had fallen asleep watch