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Hero Neighbors Rescue Sleeping Grandmother from Blaze
2 Jul
Summary
- Neighbors rescued 87-year-old Phyllis Day from a house fire.
- Day was asleep upstairs without hearing aids due to Alzheimer's.
- Doorbell camera captured neighbors entering the burning home.
A harrowing house fire in Wigston, Leicestershire, saw brave neighbors perform a dramatic rescue of an 87-year-old woman. Phyllis Day was asleep upstairs and unaware of the blaze that broke out in her utility room, as she suffers from Alzheimer's and had removed her hearing aids.
Doorbell camera footage documented the urgent efforts of neighbors who hammered on the locked front door amidst encroaching flames. They entered the smoke-filled house to find and rescue Day, who was upstairs and unable to descend.
Day's daughter lauded the neighbors' courage, stating they saved her mother's life and that she would have had only minutes to spare. She has appealed to King Charles to knight these extraordinary individuals for their selfless bravery.
