11-year-old Manitoba boy saves family after alerting them to house fire

An 11-year-old boy on the autism spectrum is being credited with saving his family from a house fire.

An 11-year-old boy on the autism spectrum is being credited with saving his family from a house fire.

Grayson Hunt, 11, likes to get an early start to the day. On Wednesday, however, his morning routine was drastically different.

When Grayson went to use the washroom, he found his Autumnwood Drive apartment filled with smoke.

"I was going to use the bathroom, but I smelled something strange. So I opened the door, and there was a bunch of smoke so I had to close my door and I was scared, and I was like, 'Mom, there's a fire,'" said Grayson.

Grayson's father, Bryan Hunt, said visibility was only about a foot with the amount of smoke in the house.

The family was able to evacuate the household of four, with the only injury being a burn on Grayson's hand.

With the fire being so intense, the family didn't have time to grab shoes, let alone any possessions.