Heroic man dies trying to save uncle from fire Updated Jan 07, 2021; Fire crews responded to the West Warwick home just after 3 a.m., Fire Chief Jeffrey Varone said. The victim could have escaped the building on his own, but went to wake up his uncle first, the chief said. “The uncle was able to get out a window, unfortunately the individual who originally found the fire succumbed,” the chief told WPRI-TV at the scene. “It was a heroic act for him to go and save his uncle rather than to just save himself and get out,” Varone said later. The uncle was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.