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'Hero' boy, 15, saves six in fire 'Hero' boy, 15, saves six in fire
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A boy has been hailed a hero after he helped to save six children aged from five to 15 from their burning house.A boy has been hailed a hero after he helped to save six children aged from five to 15 from their burning house.
Leighton Griffiths, 15, from Cwmbran, heard the youngsters screaming for help after the fire broke out in the Greenmeadow area early on Saturday.Leighton Griffiths, 15, from Cwmbran, heard the youngsters screaming for help after the fire broke out in the Greenmeadow area early on Saturday.
The teenager first used a hosepipe to douse the flames and then went into the house to rescue three of those trapped.The teenager first used a hosepipe to douse the flames and then went into the house to rescue three of those trapped.
He collapsed several times but said he could not have lived with himself if anything had happened to his friends. South Wales Fire Service praised the "swift actions of the public", firefighters and fire control staff.
Leighton said he collapsed afterwards but added he could not have lived with himself if anything had happened to his friends.
Fire crews were called to The Twinings at 0220 BST on Saturday, with the fire at an end-of-terrace house.Fire crews were called to The Twinings at 0220 BST on Saturday, with the fire at an end-of-terrace house.
Leighton used a hose pipe to try and douse the flames while his stepfather Alan Probert and a neighbour put a ladder up to a window and got out three of the youngsters. Leighton said he used a hose pipe to try and douse the flames while his stepfather Alan Probert and a neighbour put a ladder up to a window and got out three of the youngsters.
Suspected broken rib He's absolutely fantastic. He saved my children's lives Tracy Evans
Meanwhile, unbeknown to Mr Probert, Leighton had gone into the property and rescued the three other children trapped in the burning house. Meanwhile, unbeknown to Mr Probert, Leighton said he had gone into the property and rescued the three other children trapped in the burning house.
He collapsed several times and had to be taken to hospital afterwards with minor burns and a suspected broken rib. He collapsed and had to be taken to hospital afterwards with minor burns and a suspected broken rib.
Mr Probert said his stepson was "very brave" and he was "very proud" of what he had done.
"Lots of blokes in their twenties and thirties would not have done what he done. I gave him a good hug at the end of it - something we don't do very often - but he deserved that one," he said.
The fire is believed to have started in the electrical fuse box at the house.The fire is believed to have started in the electrical fuse box at the house.
Thank you card
They are the third family to have survived a blaze in the property in recent years.They are the third family to have survived a blaze in the property in recent years.
Tracy Evans said she could never thank Leighton enough for what he did in saving her five children and her son's friend, who is nine.Tracy Evans said she could never thank Leighton enough for what he did in saving her five children and her son's friend, who is nine.
She and her husband had been on their first evening out in 18 months when the fire started, she said.She and her husband had been on their first evening out in 18 months when the fire started, she said.
Mrs Evans said: "He's absolutely fantastic. He saved my children's lives. If it wasn't for him, my kids wouldn't be here now, and there's nothing I can ever do (for) that boy or repay him for what he's done."
The children have also made a "thank you" card for Leighton who celebrates his 16th birthday on Tuesday.The children have also made a "thank you" card for Leighton who celebrates his 16th birthday on Tuesday.
South Wales Fire Service said the blaze is being treated as accidental. South Wales Fire Service said the blaze is being treated as accidental. Further investigations are being carried out with the police.
Richie Prendergast, the officer in charge of the incident, said due to the swift actions of the public, the fire crews at the scene and fire control staff a great tragedy had been avoided.