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5-Year-Old Saves Baby Sister FromHouse Fire, Then Goes Back In To Save The Dog
A 5-year-old boy in Bartow County, Georgia, is being hailed as a hero after he saved his entire family after their house caught on fire.
Noah Woods woke up to find his bedroom on fire, but he didn't panic.
He jumped out of bed, grabbed his 2-year-old sister and got out of the house through his bedroom window.
But Noah didn't stop there.
He went back in to get the family dog and pulled it to safety. Then he
ran next door and woke up his uncle to alert the rest of the family.
"We've seen chil- dren alert their families before," Bartow County Fire Department Chief Dwayne Jamison
told CNN. "But for a 5-year-old to be alert enough to do this ... that's pretty extraordi- nary.
The Bartow County Fire Department is going to recog- nize Noah on Friday as an hon- orary Bartow County firefighter and present him with a lifesaving
award typically reserved for pro- fessional res- cuers.
Noah suffered minor burns to his arm and his hands. Four other family members were treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation.
But thanks to Noah, everyone survived.
"By the grace of God, all nine of our loved ones were able to get out of our home," Noah's grandfa- ther David Woods said. "If it wasn't for Noah, we may not be here today."
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