Child saves Pitt County family from fire twice in one day

WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A quick-thinking 7-year-old girl from North Carolina is credited with saving her family not once but twice from a fire.

Firefighters say the Sage Lewis helped her family escape a fire at their home in Winterville.

The first fire started around 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the kitchen. The fire then rekindled around 3 a.m. Friday, destroying the home.

In both instances, Sage alerted her family and they escaped safely.

The family said Sage had been doing fire drills at her school and apparently knew exactly what to do.

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