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Daily Mail
21-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Man loses 40% of his skin when he risks his life to save his beloved dog from house fire
A Texas man burned off 40 per cent of his skin after rushing back into his burning home to save his pet after a motorcycle exploded inside. Zain Cano, 31, of San Antonio, risked his life to save his pet on May 22 when a fire erupted inside the duplex he lived in with his wife Jenna Carter while he was working inside on his motorcycle around 10pm. Cano managed to safely escape the apartment, only to realize his beloved dog Clarence was still inside so he ran into the flaming property. Cano wrote on Reddit: 'I had been working on my motorcycle and didn't secure the fuel line, the gas leaked on to the carpet and caught fire.' His wife Carter was not home at the time the fire broke out. When firefighters arrived, flames licked the property and they found Cano laying on the lawn, according to News 4 San Antonio. He was rushed to the hospital and the heroic feat left Cano with burns covering his body, and he required multiple surgeries, as was revealed in a GoFundMe fundraiser and on Facebook. Cano, who was released from the hospital on Wednesday, also underwent a skin graft on the right side of his body and had a blood transfusion. One of the grafts, which transferred skin from his calf to his foot, resulted in one of his tattoos being moved to a new location on his body. Photos of Cano in hospital, showed him completely unrecognizable with no hair and white bandages covering every part of his body - a far cry from the dark-haired, mustached man he was before the incident. The blaze meant that Cano, who did not have health insurance, Carter, and Clarence were homeless as the dog owner faced a lengthy and painful road to recovery. Cano added: 'I feel horrible because my family is now homeless because of my mistake. We're staying at a motel for the time being, but it's expensive and I can't work and probably won't be able to for at least another month or more.' Carter's caring for Cano as he needs assistance changing his bandages, and while bathing or using the toilet. His wife said on the charity page: 'He's had a hard road so far and a long one ahead of him in terms of healing. 'He's going to need multiple weeks of continuous medical care and help from me (he has to use a walker and cannot use his hands), and we desperately need a stable environment for him to heal in.' The couple's hoping to purchase a camper van to minimize their expenses, but they worry it might not be practical for Cano, who's 'having trouble getting around'. Cano wrote online: 'We have to change my bandages daily and we're concerned about keeping things clean enough so I don't get an infection. 'Unfortunately, we already spent what little savings we had and I won't be able to work for a while.' The couple started the fundraiser as a way to request help with medical bills, permanent housing, and upcoming expenses. Cano posted on Facebook: 'So now time is of the essence and I'm humbly and embarrassingly asking for help again.'
Hindustan Times
21-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
Texas man suffers burns on 40 percent of his body after saving dog from house fire
A Texas man has endured a harrowing ordeal after suffering third-degree burns to nearly half of his body while saving his dog from a house fire. The blaze, which was caused by a fuel leak, occurred at Zain Cano's San Antonio home on May 22, as reported by The People. A Texas man was left hospitalised for a month after a gas leak caused a fire; he ran inside to rescue his dog.(Reddit) (Also read: 'Struggle with English, cut lines, litter': Texas-based founder slams Gujaratis) According to Cano's detailed post on Reddit, the incident began when he had been working on his motorcycle and failed to secure the fuel line. The leaked petrol seeped into the carpet and ignited, triggering the house fire. 'Luckily I was the only one home at the time,' he wrote. 'But I realised my dog was in the house and ran in to get him.' Though Cano initially managed to escape the fire with minimal injuries, he rushed back into the flames upon realising that his dog, Clarence, was still inside. That act of bravery cost him dearly. Third-degree burns and prolonged hospital stay By the time Cano emerged with Clarence, the fire had engulfed the house. His girlfriend, Jenna Carter, later revealed through a GoFundMe appeal that Cano suffered third-degree burns covering 40% of his body and required an extended hospital stay lasting over a month. 'He's going to need multiple weeks of continuous medical care and help from me,' Carter wrote. 'He has to use a walker and cannot use his hands.' She added that the couple is now homeless and seeking donations to secure a temporary, accessible place to live during Cano's recovery. Community support and ongoing challenges Carter's fundraising page describes the couple's urgent need for a 'stable environment' where Cano can heal. 'Anything that's able to be contributed will help immensely and go straight into finding an affordable, handicap-friendly place to stay to make this transition for Zain as painless and worry-free as possible,' she explained. Cano, meanwhile, continues to grapple with the emotional and physical toll of the incident. 'The recovery process has been literally the worst experience of my life,' he shared on Reddit. 'I feel horrible because my family is now homeless because of my mistake. We're staying at a motel for the time being but it's expensive, and I can't work and probably won't be able to for at least another month or more.'
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Texas man loses 40 percent of his skin after running back into house to save dog when motorcycle exploded in the living room
A Texas man burned 40 percent of his skin off his body after rushing into his burning home to save his dog after a motorcycle exploded inside. Zain Cano, 31, of San Antonio, risked his life to save his dog on May 22 when a fire erupted inside he and wife Jenna Carter's duplex while he was working on his motorcycle inside the home around 10pm. 'I had been working on my motorcycle and didn't secure the fuel line, the gas leaked onto the carpet and caught fire,' he wrote on Reddit. Cano managed to safely escape the apartment, only to realize his beloved dog Clarence was still inside and ran back into get the pooch, who appears frequently on his social media pages. Carter was not home when the fire broke out. When firefighters arrived, flames were leaping out of the home and they found Cano lying on the lawn, according to News 4 San Antonio. He was rushed to the hospital. The heroic feat left Cano hospitalized and with burns covering 40 percent of his body and in need of multiple surgeries, the couple revealed in a GoFundMe and on Facebook. Cano, who was released from the hospital on Wednesday, also underwent a skin graft on the right side of his body and a blood transfusion. One of the skin grafts, which transferred skin from his calf to his foot, resulted in one of his tattoos being moved to a different part of his body. Photos of Cano in hospital, show him completely unrecognizable with no hair and white bandages covering every part of his body - a far cry from the dark-haired, mustached man he was before the incident. Cano, who does not have health insurance, Carter, and Clarence are now homeless and the young dog owner faces a lengthy and painful road to recovery. 'I feel horrible because my family is now homeless because of my mistake,' he wrote on Reddit. 'We're staying at a motel for the time being, but it's expensive and I can't work and probably won't be able to for at least another month or more.' Carter is also not working at the moment as Cano cannot care for himself and needs assistance changing his bandages, giving him sponge baths, and 'wiping my butt.' 'He's had a hard road so far and a long one ahead of him in terms of healing.' Carter wrote on the GoFundMe. 'He's going to need multiple weeks of continuous medical care and help from me (he has to use a walker and cannot use his hands), and we desperately need a stable environment for him to heal in.' The couple is hoping to purchase a camper to minimize their expenses, but worry it might hurt Cano, who is 'having trouble getting around.' 'We have to change my bandages daily and we're concerned about keeping things clean enough so I don't get an infection,' he said on Reddit. The couple started the fundraiser as a way to ask for help with medical bills, permanent housing, and upcoming expenses 'Unfortunately, we already spent what little savings we had and I won't be able to work for a while.' The couple started the fundraiser as a way to ask for help with medical bills, permanent housing, and upcoming expenses. 'So now time is of the essence and I'm humbly and embarrassingly asking for help again,' Cano wrote on Facebook.
The Star
08-06-2025
- General
- The Star
Kadazan man told not 'Malaysian enough' to rent room in Puchong
KOTA KINABALU: When Kinney Junior Clarence applied to rent a room in Bukit Puchong, he anticipated the usual questions from agents, such as location, job, budget, and race. What the 37-year-old customer service specialist from Sabah did not expect was to be indirectly told that he was not "Malaysian enough." Clarence, who has lived and worked in the Klang Valley for about five years, shared a conversation on Threads that left many netizens both amused and annoyed. He had applied for a room via a rental site and, as per routine, filled in his details, listing his ethnicity as Kadazan. To his surprise, the property agent replied that the unit was "reserved for local Malaysians only." "I was stunned. I replied, 'Kadazan is Sabahan, sister! I'm Malaysian too," Kinney told The Star. Despite his explanation, he said the agent never responded after that. Rather than getting angry, Clarence chose to laugh it off. "It was funny and a bit infuriating at the same time, because it is such a basic thing. Kadazan is not even a rare ethnicity. Imagine if I had mentioned some of the lesser-known races in Sabah," he said. Clarence added that this was not the first time he had encountered such ignorance. "People in the peninsula often confuse ethnic groups in Sabah and Sarawak. Some think Iban is from Sabah, or Kadazan from Sarawak. It is common, but still disappointing," he said. Originally from Penampang, he returned to the Klang Valley to build his career after the Covid-19 pandemic, having previously studied there. He said he was looking for a room in Bukit Puchong simply because it was closer to his office. Fortunately, Kinney has since found a better place, which he described as "closer to work, better, and with no issues like that." His post has since gone viral, receiving over 1,700 likes and 298 comments, many from fellow East Malaysians sharing similar experiences. One Sarawakian said the issue extended beyond house hunting, recounting job interviews where she was told, "Sorry, we only hire Malaysians at the moment." Another recalled being welcomed to "Malaysia" by fellow university students on her first day of class, despite being from Sabah. One commenter from rural Sarawak joked that as a Kenyah, they were mistaken for someone from East Africa's Kenya. Others questioned how such confusion could still happen, with one suggesting the agent "retake her History and Geography papers." Despite the humour, Clarence hopes Malaysians, especially in Peninsular Malaysia, will make more effort to understand the country's cultural and ethnic diversity. "Come on lah, it's 2025. We should not still be asking if someone from Sabah is Malaysian," he said.
The Age
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Age
Top small restaurant takes on one of Brisbane's best dining precincts
Eating out Food It's to join some star laneway neighbours in a larger space from an in-demand Emme and Pilloni designer. What won't change? The exceptional, produce-driven food. Clarence is getting an upgrade. Ben McShane and Matt Kuhnemann's little Woolloongabba restaurant that could has become a favourite among diners in the know since opening in 2022. But in a 40-seat heritage tenancy in the old Shop Row building, there's an argument it's a touch too little and, given its quality, should be better known. Also, its location, at the Annerley Road end of Stanley Street, can be hard to travel to. But a move to Fish Lane in 10 weeks is intended to change that. Clarence will close on Stanley Street in late July and reopen in a new tenancy tucked underneath the Cremorne apartment development. 'I think we were looking for what the next thing would be,' McShane says. 'But it's obviously a huge commitment, something like that. So we were a little apprehensive. 'The last few years haven't gone quite as well as we'd hoped, so it can be hard to double down on [the concept].' Fish Lane, though, is very different to Stanley Street. Over the past decade it's become one of the city's best dining precincts, second perhaps only to James Street. Southside, Julius, Maeve Wine, Hello Please and Lune all call the area home, among a bunch of others. It's surrounded by stacks of residential apartments, has ready access to public transport, is just across the road from QAGOMA and the Queensland Museum, and QPAC is scheduled to unveil its new 1500-seat theatre towards the end of the year. 'There's everything here,' McShane says. 'There's residential. It's a little bit more eclectic than, say, James Street. It's a little more relaxed … but you're still very well-connected to everything. 'I don't think we'd fit on James Street. It makes sense here.' You can understand how the building's landlord, Stockwell, got McShane and Kuhnemann over the line. Clarence 2.0 will be a precisely designed open-air 60-seat evolution on its predecessor. Alkot Studio, recently celebrated for its work on Pilloni in West End and Emme on James Street, is overseeing a space defined by green and white tiled walls, globe pendants and banquette seating. 'I don't think we'd fit on James Street. It makes sense here.' Clarence co-owner Ben McShane The restaurant will carry over Clarence's distinctive green colour and also its open kitchen, this time with counter seating so you can get up close and personal with McShane and Kuhnemann as they go about their cooking. Clarence's approach to food will remain much the same, with McShane and Kuhnemann continuing to leverage close-knit relationships with producers such as Tommerup's Dairy Farm and Neighbourhood Farm to power a menu that constantly evolves depending on what's in season. 'But then there will be a few more comfortable, accessible dishes that will stay on a little bit longer,' McShane says. 'It might be coral trout with new potatoes and a meuniere sauce, or something like a steak frites. 'It's great to have those vibrant, interesting dishes [typical of Clarence], but there will just be a few more things – objectively good dishes that everyone's going to want to eat every day of the week.' Drinks will continue to be anchored by a tight all-Australian wine list that favours 'funky, smashable' drops. 'There's that population density here that means we can be that great neighbourhood restaurant,' McShane says. 'We can be part of your evening before the theatre, or after. We don't have that versatility where we are at the moment. So it's about adjusting what we're doing to suit that.'
