Luckily, Jeff Bassett was late to school that day.

Lucky and late? Somehow those 2 words don’t really go together. In this case, they do.

Jeff Bassett was running late for school, and was forced to take a detour in his efforts to save time.

When he saw a burning house, he immediately called 911. A 71-year-old man was still inside the house at the time of the fire. Jeff Bassett managed to pull him out just in time.

Everything really does happen for a reason. There was a reason why Jeff was somehow made late to school. The 71-year old man is extremely grateful for Jeff’s tardiness.