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Debbie Hall

Schoolboys hailed as heroes for raising the alarm to help people escape terrifying blaze

A group of quick-thinking pals have been hailed as heroes for raising the alarm after a fire swept through a block of flats in Blackburn.

Jay Jay Blake, Kaiden Smith and Caiden Anderson, all 11 years old, helped to make sure people living at the Rowan Terrace flats got out safely after the blaze last weekend.

The boys raised the alarm after they saw the smoke billowing from the flats at around 5.40pm on Saturday, January 22.

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