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Ore. Boy Rescues Grandmother From Burning Home

Oct. 17, 2012

A 12-year-old boy is recovering from burns to his face and hands after carrying his grandmother to safety after an explosive fire at their home in Vernonia on Friday.

Seth Cutright, 12, is recovering from burns to his face and hands after carrying his grandmother to safety after an explosive fire at their home in Vernonia on Oct. 12.

VERNONIA, Ore. -- A 12-year-old boy is recovering from burns to his face and hands after carrying his grandmother to safety after an explosive fire at their home in Vernonia.

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The fire erupted Friday after a propane heater started leaking.

Seth Cutright said he could smell the gas just before his grandmother, Rose Cutright, lit a cigarette and ignited the blaze.

He said his grandmother was on fire, but then it went out and he carried her outside.

The two are recovering at the Oregon Burn Center in Portland.

McClatchy-Tribune News Service