“She acted without hesitation to get a 1-year-old and 3-year-old to safety without any injuries,” High Ridge Fire Protection District Fire Chief John Barton wrote.
HIGH RIDGE, Mo. — A teenager who saved two toddlers from a “massive fire” in High Ridge in July is now a recognized “Hometown Hero” by the High Ridge Fire Protection District.
15-year-old Savannah Strother was babysitting the two children on July 9 when the home she was in caught fire.
“She acted without hesitation to get a 1-year-old and 3-year-old to safety without any injuries,” High Ridge Fire Protection District Fire Chief John Barton wrote on social media. “(She) was at a neighbor’s house babysitting two small children when a massive fire broke out, involving both the house she was in and (an adjacent) house.”
Firefighters were sent to the 5300 block of Winthrop Drive around 9:30 p.m. after getting reports of a housefire. …
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