Parrot Imitates Fire Alarm, Saves Family

A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm.

33-year-old Shannon Conwell says he and his 9-year-old son fell asleep on the couch while watching a movie. They then awoke at about 3 a.m. to find their home on fire after hearing the family's Amazon parrot, Peanut, imitating a fire alarm.

"He was really screaming his head off," Conwell says.

The smoke alarm had activated, but it was the bird's much louder call that caught Conwell's attention.

"I grabbed my son and my bird, and got out of the house," he said.

The fire destroyed the home's dining room, kitchen and bedroom.

Conwell also says the fact that he and his son fell asleep on the couch helped save them. They may not have heard the alarm or the bird if they were asleep in their bedrooms.

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