FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WSMV) – A younger man is respiration just a little simpler after almost shedding an engagement ring to a car hearth on Monday.

According to Williamson County Fire Rescue, hearth crews had been dispatched to a automotive hearth off I-840 on Monday afternoon. Fire-Rescue crews arrived to search out the car totally concerned and rapidly moved to cease the flames.

Monday afternoon, Brooklynn Stevens and her highschool sweetheart, Myers Hart, had been driving a rental automotive after they heard a loud pop. Myers pulled off to the facet of the street to test the automotive. He realized the automotive was on hearth.

“There was a loud bang. I think the coolant reservoir blew and it shot the hood up and spewed fluid everywhere and then it went up in flames,” Myers stated.

The couple, and Brooklynn’s finest good friend, acquired out of the automotive safely. Then it dawned on Myers that he was hiding the engagement ring within the automotive

“Her friend knew about it and we looked at each other and said, ‘the ring is in there and we couldn’t get it out,” Myers stated by that time all they may do was pray the ring would make it by the fireplace.

“After our car fire happened, a butterfly landed on our car and my best friend was like, ‘oh that means good luck.’ and I was like, ‘yeah we have such good luck. The car caught on fire. Amazing luck,’” Brooklyn stated sarcastically.

It seems, Brooklynn’s finest good friend was proper. After Williamson firefighters put out the flames, she quietly requested them to search for the ring.

“And we started sifting through all the ashes and everything and it was melted against the seat and actually it was perfectly encased in the ring box, and I opened it up and it looked brand new so it was really a miracle,” stated Steve Hopkins, hearth engineer.

“We were talking about it and they were saying how this was a really good time to do it. Like this was a sign I have to do it now. And I had one of them film and we walked up there,” stated Myers.

“And he will get on one knee and I’m like, ‘Here?’ and I began crying. I stated, ‘Here? Right now? Like the car just caught on fire are you serious? I mean yes! Yes of course I want to. But like the car. And he was like. I know,” said Brooklynn.

Brooklynn said the ring still felt warm from the fire when Myers slipped it on her finger.

Williamson Fire-Rescue are hiring more volunteer fire fighters. If you would like to apply, text ‘WCFIRE’ to 888-777.

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