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Hero Mississippi neighbor digs through smouldering wreckage with his hands to rescue boy, 4, trapped in house fire

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Bradford, C. (2026, October 19). Hero Mississippi neighbor digs through smouldering wreckage with his hands to rescue boy, 4, trapped in house fire. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/hero-mississippi-neighbor-digs-through-smouldering-wreckage-with-his-hands-to-rescue-boy-4-trapped-in-house-fire/

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Kennard Hodge, a neighbor in Edwards, Mississippi, used his bare hands to rescue a 4-year-old boy from a burning house on October 7. The child was one of six minors inside when the fire broke out; five others were rescued by emergency services. After firefighters struggled with the blaze, Hodge found the trapped boy and pulled him to safety despite severe burns. The article highlights Hodge’s heroic actions and the immediate response efforts while noting that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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On October 7, Kennard Hodge rescued a 4-year-old boy from a house fire in Edwards, Hinds County, Mississippi, using his bare hands to dig through smoldering wreckage while other neighbors and firefighters tried to control the blaze. The child was one of six minors still inside when Hodge intervened. Despite being covered in burns and not breathing initially, emergency responders administered CPR at the scene before rushing him to the hospital. According to the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, the boy is currently in a "very critical condition."

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A heroic Mississippi neighbor used his bare hands to dig through smouldering wreckage to rescue a 4-year-old boy trapped in a house fire, recently released police bodycam shows. asserted

bodycam → use → fire

Kennard Hodge tirelessly worked his way through the rubble to rescue the child, who was the only one out of six minors still inside, WAPT reported. asserted

WAPT → work → minors

The boy, who was covered in burns, was trapped in a bedroom when the blaze consumed the property in the small town of Edwards, Hinds County, on Oct. 7. asserted

blaze → cover → Oct.

Hodge was among neighbors who searched through the debris while fire crews tried to control the raging blaze. asserted

crews → search → blaze

The brave neighbor, wearing a yellow shirt, sifted through the rubble – and grabbed the boy’s arm and pulled him to safety. asserted

neighbor → wear → safety

“You got him?” a first responder asked Hodge. asserted

responder → get → Hodge

“Yeah, I got him, got him, got him! asserted

I → get → him

Hodge said. asserted

Hodge → say → ?

Hodge said he wanted to give the baby a “chance” of survival, explaining his quick-thinking decision to intervene. The child, however, wasn’t breathing and he was given CPR at the scene – before being rushed to the hospital. “Come on, little man… asserted

he → say → hospital

Hang in there bud,” a responding cop said in the bodycam. asserted

cop → hang → bodycam

Hinds County Sheriff’s Office said in an Oct. 8 update the boy was in a “very critical condition.” asserted

boy → say → condition

No further update on his condition has been provided. asserted

update → provide → condition

“This, it was nothing short of a miracle,” Terrence Crump, the Edwards police chief, said, hailing the dramatic rescue effort. asserted

Crump → say → effort

Five other kids, whose ages range from 2 to 13, were rescued from the burning property. asserted

ages → range → property

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, with the origin and manner of the blaze also being probed, cops said. asserted

cops → remain → blaze

Investigators “will be interviewing several individuals connected to the incident,” sheriffs added. asserted

sheriffs → interview → incident

Hero Mississippi neighbor digs through smouldering wreckage with his hands to rescue boy, 4, trapped in house fire

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