In California, an eleven-year-old warned his family about a fire because an online friend heard the smoke alarm over the voice chat of Rainbow Six Siege.
According to abc, 11-year-old Ethan Peterson was visiting his aunt and uncle in Bakersfield, California, and stayed up late at night to play Rainbow Six Siege on the PlayStation. His cousin was sleeping in the same room, and his aunt and uncle were already snoozing.
While he was gaming, his friend, with whom he was playing online, said he heard a “beeping” on his end. Ethan took off the headphones, followed the sound of the fire alarm (that was the “beeping”), and saw huge flames coming from the kitchen.
The boy then raised the alarm, and his aunt and uncle woke up and managed to escape from the house. They had to go back to get the cousin, who was sleeping particularly soundly. There were concerns about smoke inhalation, and the uncle briefly lost consciousness – it was all quite dramatic. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire.
The family thanks the boy for saving their lives. The two young daughters, who were also part of the family, were sleeping elsewhere that unfortunate night. They believe everything happens for a reason. His mother considers him a hero, and the boy said it felt good, as if he had really achieved something, as if he had saved lives.
Mein MMO says: Somehow ironic. Rainbow Six Siege is rated 18. Normally, there’s always a “How can parents allow the boy to play this?” discussion at such points. If it turns out like this, hardly anyone asks about it. The outcomes determine the course of the discussion.
While the lesson from the story should probably not be “Let your children play online shooters,” it should be more like “Make sure you have loud smoke detectors that you can still hear in your bedroom, and maybe change the batteries from time to time.”
