Teen who rescued his nephew in Carrickmines fire 'extremely lucky' to survive, inquest hears

He grabbed the child seconds before a ‘flashover scenario’ occurred as a chip pan of burning oil boiled over creating an inferno that engulfed the entire dwelling.

Teen who rescued his nephew in Carrickmines fire 'extremely lucky' to survive, inquest hears

The brave teenager who rescued his nephew from a blaze that killed ten people was ‘extremely lucky’ to survive. John Keith Connors had a ‘tiny window’ of opportunity to enter the burning mobile home and rescue Tom Connors (4) at a halting site in Carrickmines, Co Dublin on October 10 2015.

He grabbed the child seconds before a ‘flashover scenario’ occurred as a chip pan of burning oil boiled over creating an inferno that engulfed the entire dwelling.

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