Passerby credited with alerting 12-year-old boy to fire in his Coram home, cops say

A passerby has been credited with helping rescue a 12-year-old boy, stopping to alert the child his house was on fire Wednesday, Suffolk County police said. Police said the fire at a home on American Avenue in Coram was reported in a 911 call at 4:01 p.m. The caller said that a driver who was passing the home noticed "smoke coming from the house" -- then stopped, talked to an occupant, and... A passerby has been credited with helping rescue a 12-year-old boy, stopping to alert the child his house was on fire Wednesday, Suffolk County police said.
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