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Video: Firefighter reunites with baby he saved 17 years ago

Retired firefighter Mike Hughes found her on Facebook and they’ve stayed in touch ever since; she invited him to her high school graduation

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KOMO News

WENATCHEE, Wash. — A firefighter who saved a baby from a house fire 17 years ago joined the rescued girl for her high school graduation Saturday night.

The fire was out of control — and firefighters had no idea when they arrived on scene — a baby was trapped in her crib, surrounded by fire. “The room was full of hot smoke,” retired Wenatchee firefighter Mike Hughes says. “Another 20 seconds and it would have been a different outcome.”

Hughes had a hunch, and found the 9-month-old girl in her crib, overwhelmed by smoke inhalation. It was the first roomed he checked.

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