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The family was getting ready for a barbecue at their Lytton home Wednesday evening when they first saw smoke, then moments later, flames.
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Chapman went inside to get a bucket of water and when he came out, the fire was licking at the house.
He barely had time to help his parents take cover in a pit that was being dug to repair their septic system.
The air became very hot as Chapman helped his mother, Janette, into the hole. His father, Mike, a retired mechanic, climbed in beside his wife.
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