77-year-old woman pulls son from fire

A disabled Texas man whose 77-year-old mother rescued him from a house fire was recovering Tuesday in a hospital intensive care unit, his family said. Charles Larkins, 59, received several second-degree burns in Monday's fire, the Victoria Advocate reported. His mother, Betty Hamilton, said his room was "on fire" when she rushed in. "I was just in shock," Hamilton recalled. "His hair was on fire. His face was all black. I don't know. I just don't know how I did it, but I'm glad I did." Larkins, who uses oxygen, Hamilton and her other adult children shared the rented house near Bloomington. Victoria County Fire Marshal Ron Pray said Larkins may have started the fire by smoking in bed. Hamilton suffers from arthritis and her son weighs about twice as much as she does. She said she does not know where she got the strength to pull him out of his room.