No one answered so I just pulled the fire alarm switch, Amanda said.
Revere fire Chief Christopher Bright praised Amanda for doing the right thing, and was grateful for her heroic actions.
The five-alarm blazed burned in a tightly packed neighborhood on Endicott Avenue and adjacent Bellingham Avenue, near the world-famous Revere Beach. It started around 1:45 p.m. Smoke from the flames traveled for miles.
Six buildings were damaged, three badly, Bright said. No one was injured but some pets perished in the fire. At least 15 families have been impacted, and firefighters were seen removing dead animals from a building.