ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. --
A Royal Palm Beach couple escaped their burning home early Thursday morning, just one day after they were in a car accident.
Eric Ott and his live-in girlfriend woke up to smoke inside their house at about 3:30 a.m.
Ott said he used an ironing board to smash through their bedroom window to escape.
It was the only way I could figure out how to get out, Ott said. I was going to open the door and it was hot. I didnt know if flames were going to come shooting in or what and I was scared. That was, like, my last choice.
Ott said he was able to save their dog and a few valuables.
But talk about bad luck. Ott said the couple was in a car accident Wednesday.
The cause of the blaze was not known, but firefighters said it did not appear to be suspicious.
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