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4-year-old boy pulled from house fire after neighbor digs through wreckage with bare hands
The child was placed on oxygen and a stretcher after neighbors and deputies pulled him from the debris, officials said.
- Neighbor Kennard Hodge rescued a 4-year-old boy from a burning home on Utica Street in Mississippi, an effort captured in Hinds County Sheriff body camera footage and reported by 16 WAPT News.
- Six children were inside the home when the fire started around 10 p.m. Wednesday; five escaped, but the 4-year-old remained trapped until Hodge intervened with bare hands to pull him from debris.
- After Hodge pulled the boy from the debris, deputies immediately began CPR as neighbors and first responders cheered, urging the child to survive with encouragement captured in body camera footage.
- The 4-year-old remained in very critical condition as of Friday following the rescue operation, with Police Chief Terrence Crump describing the effort as extraordinary.
- Edwards plans a community tribute at the Edwards Community Center on October 17 at 7 p.m. to honor rescuers, while investigators question a man regarding the fire's cause.
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