Donegal man rescues girl, 8, from fire

A man who saved a young girl from a house fire has said it was a blessing he had left his bedroom window open so he could hear the shouts for help.

Painter and decorator Daniel O’Kane had just gone to bed in the early hours of yesterday when he heard shouts for help at his home.

The 26-year-old smelled smoke and rushed outside his home to see smoke coming out of his neighbour’s home at Woodthorpe in Newtowncunningham, Co Donegal.