Thursday, July 19, 2007

Hero neighbour aids teenager set alight in petrol strimmer blaze


A Co Antrim father-of-five has been hailed a hero after he helped save a teenager who caught fire in a horror garden accident.


Joe Murphy from Ardcaoin Park in Poleglass rushed to help his young neighbour Connor Fitzsimmons (14) who was badly burnt when a petrol strimmer burst into flames just before 2pm yesterday.


The unemployed 33-year-old dad administered first aid at the scene after hearing the distraught boy screaming in agony. Read More. By Lesley-Anne Henry

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