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Thursday, 20th May 2021, 7:38 pm
The quick-thinking and bravery of Kim Almond, 23, and Zach Douglas, 20, is believed to have saved the lives of up to 6 people who were asleep inside their Towngate flats when a huge fire broke out shortly after midnight.
The pair, along with their friend Shania Somerville, had been returning from a late-night visit to McDonald s when they drove past a row of shops in Towngate where they spotted the early stages of a fire.
They quickly pulled over and called 999, but the fire was already spreading and growing more fierce. Realising that those living in the flats were likely to be asleep and in immediate danger, the pair embarked on a daring rescue mission of their own.