VIDEO: Teenager saves family stuck on roof during house fire

CLEVELAND (WOIO/CNN Newsource/WKRC) – A 16-year-old’s quick thinking and bravery could be the reason a neighbor and her children are still alive after they became trapped on their roof during a house fire.

16-year-old Tyler Sowden was in his house when he heard a commotion coming from his neighbor’s house, pushing him to immediate action.

“I was in my house,” Sowden said. “I heard screaming. I seen the kid on top of the roof. The house was on fire, so I took a ladder, ran over, put the ladder up, grabbed the four kids and helped the mom down the ladder.”…

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