Whiz Kid of the Week
3rd Grader Spots Fire, Helps Neighbor Avoid Disaster
Steven Wanas, 7, was the first to notice a fire at his neighbor's home on Avon Court on August 22.
When Steven Wanas, 7, of 9 Avon Court in Wakefield saw bright orange flames leaping from his neighbor's front porch on August 22, he knew just what to do. "I told my mom and grandmother to call 9-1-1," he said. The family had been watching TV together around 5 p.m. on Monday when Steven, a 3rd grader at Woodville Elementary School took a cursory glance out the window. And what he saw next door at 7 Avon Court took him by complete surprise. "It was the last thing I expected," he said. "I looked on that side and I saw flames burning against the window. I was so scared." Steven's family called 9-1-1 and alerted the owner of the home, Phil Rogers, who was on his back porch at the time the fire started. Rogers, a retired Wakefield Firefighter…
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