Colorado Boy with Down Syndrome Alerts Sister to Fire, Helping Them Escape

Deputies and firefighters rescued two children from a burning home in Centennial, Colorado, after an 8-year-old boy's quick actions saved his sister's life.

• The fire broke out in a Centennial, Colorado, home on December 1 while 8-year-old Grayson and his 14-year-old sister Ava Grace were alone inside.
• Grayson, who has Down syndrome, alerted Ava Grace to the fire, enabling both children to escape to the backyard before the blaze engulfed the house.
• Deputies Ryan McConnell and Chris Calderon arrived on the scene, tearing down a wooden fence to rescue the children from the backyard as thick smoke billowed from the home.
• Both deputies suffered smoke inhalation during the rescue and were treated on-site, while the children were unharmed but visibly shaken.
• The fire claimed the lives of one dog and one cat, with four other cats still unaccounted for, as firefighters continue to investigate the cause of the incident.

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