Hero teen saves his brother after phone charger starts fire

Parents tell how schoolboy pulled Donnacha, 6, to safety

A TEENAGER is being hailed a hero after saving his younger brother when an overheated phone charger set his bed alight in their shared bedroom.

Dualtach McCauley, 15, leapt from his top bunk to pull six-year-old Donnacha to safety after hearing the younger boy’s screams from underneath him.

Donnacha was left with serious burns from the blaze, but Dualtach’s bravery potentially stopped the entire house from catching fire.

Mum Nicola McCauley revealed how she had put her younger son to bed earlier in the evening and he was followed by his older brother later.

However, just before herself and husband Ryan headed to bed disaster struck. She said: “I heard a scream and then Dualtach shouted my name. He woke up when Donnacha cried and saw flames so he jumped from the top bunk and pulled Donnacha out of the bottom bunk bed which was on fire.