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Woman rescued from burning home Woman saves neighbour from blaze
(about 16 hours later)
A woman is in hospital after being rescued from a fire at her home in Crumlin, County Antrim. A woman who dragged her epileptic neighbour out of a house fire in Crumlin, County Antrim, has said she is very lucky to still be alive.
Fifty-six-year old Veronica Thompson is being treated for burns at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Michelle Steritt rescued Veronica Thompson, 56, from her home in Camlin Gardens after local children raised the alarm at about 0300 BST on Thursday.
Her neighbours heard her smoke alarm at 0300 BST on Thursday. They kicked in the door of her Camlin Gardens home and found Ms Thompson lying on the floor. Ms Sterrit said she found her trapped in her living room lying on top of the fire.
Her clothes were on fire, but the neighbour managed to drag her out of the house to safety. Ms Thompson is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
"A neighbour's kids knocked on the door and said they thought the house was on fire because of the smoke alarm," Ms Sterrit said.
"We tried to get in, but we couldn't even hear her. I got the boy next door to kick the door in, but the smoke was so thick we couldn't get in.
"We tried to go round the back and couldn't get back in that way.
'Trapped'
"So I went back in the front and I could hear her asking for help.
"I got onto my hands and knees and there she was lying in the fire.
"Her feet were on fire, so I ran in and got a towel and the wee boy got me a bucket of water and I put the fire out.
"When I got in, she was trapped between the settee, the wall and the fireplace.
"She couldn't get up and was lying in the fire.
"I think the reason she didn't die was because the smoke was rising and she was lying on the floor."