14-Year-Old Sitter Saves 3 From Scipio, NY House Blaze

In less than 20 minutes, Traci Hewitt discovered the fire, awakened the sleeping children, tried unsuccessfully twice to call 911, led the children to safety outside the burning building, got them on an all-terrain vehicle and drove to a neighbor's house about a quarter-mile away.
Sept. 19, 2003
In less than 20 minutes, Traci Hewitt discovered the fire, awakened the sleeping children, tried unsuccessfully twice to call 911, led the children to safety outside the burning building, got them on an all-terrain vehicle and drove to a neighbor's house about a quarter-mile away.
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