Girl, 12, saves siblings in fire
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As flames consumed her East St. Louis home and prevented her parents from rescuing her and two younger siblings, a quick-thinking 12-year-old saved the other children by kicking out a second-story window and helping them down, firefighters said. Derrionna Adams then leaped 15 feet to safety. Her parents also survived.
“This was a blessed day,” Fire Chief William Fennoy said.
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