At the end of last year Scott Bennett in Year 9 saved his neighbour from her burning house, he's now been put forward for an award by firefighters for this brave rescue!
Scott was on his way home from school when he saw smoke billowing from a neighbouring house. He said: "I was on the field behind the house and saw a load of smoke so I went to look and there was a fire in the kitchen. I went around to the front of the house and banged on the window and saw Mrs Bennett in her front room. I didn't really think about it – I just wanted to get her out of the house." Grateful Sue Bennett, 54, said: "If it wasn't for him I would be dead. I was having an asthma attack because of the fumes from the smoke – when I opened the front room door the flames had just whooshed up in my face. But he got me out of the house and then he rescued Molly, my West Highland terrier, who was trapped in the kitchen where the fire was." Scott called 999 and Wakefield firefighters attended the blaze. Mrs Bennett was taken to Pinderfields Hospital.Crew manager Pete Hemsworth said: "An electric deep-fat fryer had been left on one of the hob rings and it seems as though that caused the fire. "Scott's swift actions were excellent. He managed to get Mrs Bennett out of the house and call the fire brigade. He didn't try to tackle the fire, which was the right thing to do. We are hoping to present him with a commendation award." Mrs Bennett added: "I would not have got out of the house without him. I would like to thank him and the fire brigade for saving my life."
