DAYTON, Texas — A well-known Southeast Texas man is being called a hero after he ran back into a burning home Monday night to save his mother.
Now his son is reaching out to Southeast Texas for help.
Rob Flurry is the former blacksmith at the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum.
Now Rob and his mother are in a hospital in Houston with serious injuries.
Rob was taking care of his mother in Dayton when her home suddenly went up in flames.
Rob's son Terry Flurry called his dad a hero after his actions while the house was burning down.
First responders tried to restrain Rob but he ran back into the burning home , threw his mom over his shoulder, and carried her out.
"He went back into the building multiple times, disregarding and pushing through the EMS," said Terry.
Nothing could stop Rob from saving his mother from the burning building.
"The last time he went in to get her out, he probably just grabbed her and whatever was still burning on her, so if it was blanket or clothes or what, I don't know. Probably grabbed her, threw her over his shoulder, and got her out of there," Terry said.
Rob, 61, was caring for his mother Joann Shipman, 81, at her house in when their peaceful evening instantly went up in flames.
"The best we can figure is that the dog probably bumped the heater over onto a blanket that was maybe low-hanging, and it caught on fire, lit up into my grandmother's bed…and then everything just spread rapidly from there," Terry told 12News.
Rob and Joann both suffered severe burns and had to be flown to Memorial Hermann in Houston where they're still in ICU.
"My father, he hasn't been conscious since they got him to the hospital." Terry said. "They're dancing with third degree at this point, if they aren't already there."
Terry wonders what's next as he's facing an uncertain timeline for recovery.
"They have absolutely nothing. Absolutely nothing, including the home. They have no home. They have no vehicle. They have no clothes …the family dogs are gone," he said.
Rob worked with Spindletop as a blacksmith and he's well-known in the Southeast Texas arts community. Now Terry is asking the community for help.
"We're not people that ask for anything... In this time and with what's happened, we are asking for any assistance that we can get," Terry told 12News.
Terry has already established a GOFUNDME for his father and his grandmother. They have already reached over $6,000 of their goal of $10,000.
If you would like to help the Flurry family, you can donate to their GOFUNDME here.