Sometimes when one panics they don't think rationally. My mom tells a story of a man that panicked and ran back into the burning building throwing out the window items that broke and then carried out a pillow.
Lets all hope that we are not put in this situation where we are put to the test. I was burned out as a kid. Luckily I was at school at the time but our neighbor almost went down with the apartment building trying to save our dog.

Unfortunately the puppy perished in the fire. The neighbor had first and second degree burns. He kept apologizing profusely to my mom that he tried to save our puppy. His possessions went up in flames. Why didn't he try to save his own belongings.
This woman is lucky to have a loyal companion with a level head.