Drew Nelson
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first heard Jan 2026
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Eastern on Sirius XM Triumph, Channel 111, streaming exclusively on Fox 1 for the first 24 hours and wherever you get your podcasts.
With this Crime Alert, I'm Drew Nelson.
I'm Drew Nelson.
A Southeast Portland business owner says a heroic kitten saved his life as a fast-moving fire destroyed the home he spent years rebuilding.
Donald Van Wormer, longtime owner of Alternative Solutions Dispensary on Southeast Powell Boulevard, was asleep in his Tillamook home when the fire broke out roughly two weeks ago.
The house, which he had renovated himself over the years, was soon engulfed in flames.
Van Wormer says he likely would not have woken up in time if not for his young cat, Fred.
According to Van Wormer, the kitten suddenly began clawing and crying out while jumping on him in the middle of the night.
That's Van Warmer behind the counter of his pot shop in an exclusive interview with KPTV.
By the time he realized what was happening, the fire had already raced through the upper part of the home.
Van Warmer says he only had seconds to react before the fire cut off his escape.
He dropped to the floor and crawled toward the door as flames rolled across the ceiling and burst outward through the doorway.
And the flames were going over top of me, but I was on the ground because they were rolling out the door.
Ben Wormer says he suffered burns to his chest and face while escaping, but managed to make it outside alive.
He later learned just how quickly the fire had spread through the structure.
He also said he was thankful his girlfriend and daughter were not home at the time.
Fred, unfortunately, did not survive the fire.
The nine-week-old kitten had only recently joined the family.
Van Wormer says he had brought Fred home just weeks earlier and immediately believed the little cat was special.
Van Wormer says the loss of the cat has been difficult because he believes the kitten's actions gave him the chance to escape a fire that might otherwise have killed him in his sleep.
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