‘He died a hero’: Man dies in Woodinville mobile home fire, helps save girlfriend

A man died in an early morning mobile home fire in Woodinville Monday, after reentering the burning home to alert his girlfriend.

Don Nolan died in the fire in Snohomish County, while his girlfriend, Angie Webb, managed to safely escape.

Investigators determined the fire originated in the kitchen, quickly separating Nolan and Webb in different rooms.

The mobile home was owned by Christy Stewart, Nolan’s ex-girlfriend, who was renting the property to him.

According to Stewart, Nolan woke Webb up by shouting for her to get out and call 911. Nolan briefly went outside and pounded on the walls before returning inside to check on Webb, but he became trapped.

Webb escaped the home by climbing out of a bedroom window.

“I was so glad Angie got out alive, and it was because of Don that she did,” Stewart said. “He went back in to yell for her to wake her up – otherwise, she wouldn’t be with us, so he died a hero in my eyes.”

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Stewart said Nolan acted out of concern for Webb’s safety.

“They both would have been gone, if he didn’t go back in,” Stewart said. “He has got a heart of gold, and he loved her and wanted to make sure she was safe.”

Stewart and Nolan remained friends following an eight-year relationship. They also share an 18-year-old daughter.

“Her first real experience with loss, and I knew she was going to take it hard, but she took it really hard,” Stewart said.

Following the fire, Stewart took Webb into her home to assist her.

“There was no question in my brain where she was going; she was coming home with me,” Stewart said. “She’s broken; she lost her best friend.”

Stewart also created a GoFundMe account to help Webb rebuild.

“I feel like that’s the only way we get through it is holding each other up,” Stewart said.