Man Thanks iPhone's Siri for Saving His Life in Explosion
Christopher Beaucher says when he switched on a light at his mother's vacant cottage in Wilmot on May 1, house exploded and asked voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri to call 911
WILMOT, N.H. — A New Hampshire man who was injured in a house explosion is thanking Siri for saving his life. Christopher Beaucher says he was checking on his mother's vacant cottage in Wilmot on May 1 when he saw something suspicious and went inside. He tells WMUR-TV when he switched on a light, the house exploded. "The whole place caught fire," Beaucher said. "Part of it collapsed while I was in it during the initial explosion, so I couldn't really tell where I was." Beaucher's face and hands were badly burned. He grabbed his cellphone but was unable to dial because of his injuries. He says he somehow asked his iPhone's voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri to call 911, believing he was going into shock. Beaucher is undergoing treatment for his injuries but says he hopes to return to his job as a cook and tend to his farm. "I'm very, very, extremely lucky to be alive," he said. The New Hampshire state fire marshal's office is investigating the explosion.