'I was really scared': Heroic homeless man saves animals from burning building 3 Jan, 2021 07:27 PM 2 minutes to read Keith Walker saved this dog and a few others and is now being hailed a hero. Photo / Instagram NZ Herald A homeless man has been hailed a hero after he saved a number of animals from a burning building. Keith Walker of Atlanta, Georgia, was on his way to take his pit bull, Bravo, for a walk when he saw the shelter his dog sleeps in was on fire. Walker had noticed a kitchen fire had engulfed the youth centre, which was looking after a number of animals.