An unhoused man named Joe Hollins helped save a mother and her children from an apartment fire in Phoenix on Thursday. Joe has now been deemed a hero for his brave actions. The fire reportedly broke out at around 4 am local time in an apartment near 22nd Avenue and Indian School Road.The woman who was trapped in the apartment has been identified as Claudia Jimenez. Besides Claudia and her children, Joe Hollins was also successful in saving the family dogs from the horrific apartment fire.Jiminez further described Joe as an "angel" for his heroic actions that save the family. She has also expressed her gratitude to him for keeping her family safe and unharmed. Their belongings, however, have been destroyed in the fire.Joe Hollins and his wife used to camp near the apartment that caught fireA horrific apartment fire broke out on Thursday, May 18, 2023, trapping the family of three inside. Claudia Jiminez, the woman trapped inside with her children, realized that the front door was jammed. Claudia said:“I started yelling, yelling, ‘Please someone help me! There’s a fire! I can’t get out! I need someone to help me,’ and that when I looked up and I see this gentleman coming and he’s like, ‘I’m gonna help you.’”Fifty Shades of Whey@davenewworld_2A homeless Black man in Phoenix rescued a mother, a 1-year-old baby, an 8-year-old child, and their 2 dogs who were trapped in a burning building. Joe Hollins was camped out near the apartment when he heard their cries for help.Cable news should be interviewing this hero.230594092A homeless Black man in Phoenix rescued a mother, a 1-year-old baby, an 8-year-old child, and their 2 dogs who were trapped in a burning building. Joe Hollins was camped out near the apartment when he heard their cries for help.Cable news should be interviewing this hero. https://t.co/czJR4FUxa2When Jiminez yelled for help through the secondary-story apartment unit window, Joe Hollins heard her and came to the rescue. Hollins, along with his wife, would camp near the apartment that was on fire. Upon hearing screams, he rushed to help her. He recalled the incident, saying:“I actually tried to climb up the side of the window and grab ‘em as far as I could. Grab one, set her down, grab another, set down. Get the dog, then she didn’t want to come at first, scared she would fall. Then I said, ‘I got you, don’t worry.”Cathy 🕊️@boco20@davenewworld_2 It’s always the people that have little to nothing that give the most You can’t buy class & morals.Joe Hollins is a good man that has fallen on bad times & I hope Karma pays him a pleasant visit 33428@davenewworld_2 It’s always the people that have little to nothing that give the most ♥️ You can’t buy class & morals.Joe Hollins is a good man that has fallen on bad times & I hope Karma pays him a pleasant visit ♥️Joe Hollins asked Claudia to drop the daughters through the window, saying that he would catch them. The daughters were aged 8 and 1. Hollins succeeded in catching the girls and then caught the family dogs too. Finally, he caught Claudia as well, saving the entire family. Joe Hollins said:“She [Claudia] didn’t want to come at first. She was scared she was going to fall. I was like, ‘I got you. Don’t worry.’”Upon being saved, Claudia thanked Joe for his courage, saying:“I will be forever thankful to him, you know? Like I said, to me, he was an angel. Because of him, we’re here, we’re alive, and my daughters are safe.”Olivia Bryant☂️@Livylivliv138@davenewworld_2 Of course he helped, he out of anyone knows that no help is coming to save them in time.What an absolute angel. Is there a gofundme to help this man get out of his current situation?807@davenewworld_2 Of course he helped, he out of anyone knows that no help is coming to save them in time.What an absolute angel. Is there a gofundme to help this man get out of his current situation?Soon after the incident, Hollins was tagged as a hero, but he claimed that anybody would have done that since there were children involved. A GoFundMe page has also been set up to provide some financial assistance to Claudia’s family after her entire home and belongings burned down. The fundraiser aimed at raising $10,000, and had already raised over $7,880.