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'Because of him we've still got our daughter': Dad ran into burning house to save 15-year-old girl and pet chihuahua
direct to your inboxA dad ran into a burning house to rescue his teenage daughter and a pet dog in Heywood.Nick Murphy had gone out to collect his wife Lorraine from work when a fire broke out at their family home at around 3.30pm on Monday.His daughter Isabel, 15, called Nick saying there was black smoke coming from downstairs.The couple rushed back as quickly as they could but by the time they arrived home, the kitchen was engulfed by flames with smoke bellowing from the windows.Nick, 55, ran straight into the property to find Isabel, who was waiting by her bedroom door with their pet chihuahua Rolo wrapped in a blanket.He then managed to guide Isabel and Rolo down the stairs through thick black smoke and outside to safety.They managed to