Ayr explosion hero dug young boy from the rubble in desperate bid to save his life

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Hero Alex Craig has told how he dug a young victim of the Ayr explosion from the rubble of his home to save his life. Delivery driver Alex, 34, helped the 11-year-old boy, checking his wounds and the youngster was then rushed to hospital by Alex’s brother in law for emergency help.

Helped by four other neighbours, Alex immediately ran towards the danger after the huge blast on Monday evening.Before dust had even settled on the wreckage of the home at Gorse Park, he could see just one person moving.He and other friends dug the 11-year-old boy from the blast zone and took him to his home just 50 yards away at Fern Brae.His intervention came so soon after the blast that he had no idea how many other people, if any, were still under the