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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Chris Slater & Lottie Gibbons

Mum 'devastated' as boy, 15, fights for his life after pub fire

A mum says she is "heartbroken" as her teenage son fights for his life in hospital after being rescued from a fire at a derelict pub.

McKenzie Kiely, 15, suffered horrific injuries and remains in critical condition at Alder Hey Children's Hospital after being pulled from the blaze at the former Woodman Inn in Hazel Grove last month. Following the incident, McKenzie's mum Joanna Kiely, 35, said she "broke down" when she discovered what happened.

On what was just a "normal day", McKenzie had left his family home on Tuesday, July 26, promising to be back home at 7.30pm. Ten minutes before he was due back, Joanna spoke to McKenzie who asked to stay out for another hour.

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