Then Tyler went back into the blaze to help his grandfather , who was disabled and would have been unable to get out of the home on his own , Ebmeyer said . Tyler Doohan , 8 , alerts relatives to an early - morning fire , and 6 die . He returns to the mobile home to help his disabled grandfather but fails in effort . The single - wide vehicle had no working smoke detector , the chief says .
Tyler Doohan , 8 , alerts relatives to an early - morning fire , and 6 die . He returns to the mobile home to help his disabled grandfather but fails in effort . The single - wide vehicle had no working smoke detector , the chief says .