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.
