Monday, January 24, 2011

Facebook Game Saves Disabled Man From House Fire

Most Facebook games may not do a whole lot for the body, mind and soul, but one online game may have just saved the life of a disabled man named Robert Chambers.

On Tuesday, Chambers was at home in Spokane playing a Facebook game called 'Evony,' when his toaster caught on fire. Smoke began filling his living room, and Chambers began to panic. Because he suffers from muscular dystrophy, the 51-year-old Washingtonian can't move around very easily, and relies upon a specialized mouse and on-screen keyboard to type. On this occasion, his wife happened to be out of the house, and his telephone was out of reach. So, instead of calling the fire department, he decided to send an SOS to his fellow Facebook gamers.

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Facebook Game Saves Disabled Man From House Fire originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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