# @newsday on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DagKuu3if3u
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67594015-newsday-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-07-07T19:00:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday • Long Island News (@newsday) — https://gondola.cc/newsday

## Caption

A West Babylon boy is being hailed as a hero after his quick thinking helped save a neighbor and her toddler from a fast-moving fire.

Richard Duncan called 911 after his sister, Taylor, spotted flames and smoke coming from a neighbor's property.

His call brought firefighters to the scene within minutes, allowing them to extinguish a blaze that had started in the grass and was rapidly spreading to the side of the house, according to the West Babylon Fire Department.

"My sister was washing the dishes and then she told me our neighbor’s house was on fire, so I took my phone and I started calling 911," Richard, 11, said. "My mom always tells me when I see someone in trouble to call the police."

The neighbor and her child, who were unaware of the fire and not identified by authorities, were unharmed. The mother later thanked Richard for "saving her life" and gave him a $100 Visa gift card as a token of appreciation, he said.

More at the link in bio. (Photo: West Babylon School District)
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#longisland #longislandny #suffolkcounty #westbabylon #fire

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