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| A family have been hailed heroes after rescuing five children from their neighbour's burning home in Dorset. | A family have been hailed heroes after rescuing five children from their neighbour's burning home in Dorset. |
| Matthew Robinson, 18, twice entered the house in West Street, Abbotsbury, near Weymouth, on Sunday, with the help of his parents. | |
| The children, aged 16, 12, 11, five and 16-months, climbed down a ladder, while their mother suffered a fractured pelvis jumping from the window. | The children, aged 16, 12, 11, five and 16-months, climbed down a ladder, while their mother suffered a fractured pelvis jumping from the window. |
| Dorset Police described the Robinson family's actions as "heroic". | Dorset Police described the Robinson family's actions as "heroic". |
| He had to fumble around to find the last two children and he passed them down Jacqui Robinson | |
| All of the children were taken to Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester for treatment after breathing in smoke following the fire at about 2130 GMT, which broke out inside the lounge. | |
| Their injuries are not thought to be life threatening. | |
| The immense heat inside the house singed Matthew Robinson's hair during the rescue, rescuers said. | The immense heat inside the house singed Matthew Robinson's hair during the rescue, rescuers said. |
| Mr Robinson was inside his bedroom when he heard screams for help coming from the back yard, and he alerted his parents Jacqui and Roy. | |
| Mrs Robinson told BBC News: "Matt broke in the back door, saw that the fire was in the living room and closed the door. He then got a ladder from the shed and climbed up. | |
| "The oldest daughter passed down two children, then Matt went up the ladder into the bedroom while she climbed down. | |
| The actions of the Robinson family can only be described as heroic Insp Andy Crook, Dorset Police | |
| "He had to fumble around to find the last two children and he passed them down to my husband on the ladder and then Matt got out. | |
| "It all happened very quickly." | |
| The children were looked after by neighbours before the emergency services arrived. | |
| Insp Andy Crook, from Dorset Police, said: "The actions of the Robinson family can only be described as heroic and without the quick-thinking and positive actions performed by Matthew, Jacqui and Roy, there would have almost certainly been a more serious, if not a fatal, consequence." | Insp Andy Crook, from Dorset Police, said: "The actions of the Robinson family can only be described as heroic and without the quick-thinking and positive actions performed by Matthew, Jacqui and Roy, there would have almost certainly been a more serious, if not a fatal, consequence." |
| Dorset Fire and Rescue said that by the time their crews arrived, all of the people inside the terraced house had been rescued. | |
| Steve Isaacs, station manager, said: "With the best will in the world we would never encourage somebody to go back into a burning property. | |
| "However on this occasion it does appear that Matt has made a big difference." |