Hero dad is a real Superman

Paula Irvine has hailed the bravery of her hero husband after he pulled their children and nine dogs, including seven new born puppies, to safety as fire tore through their home.

Mrs Irvine revealed how husband James, wearing just a Superman t-shirt, fearlessly dashed through a burning doorway to save her and the pups after bravely trying to tackle the blaze before fire crews arrived.



She said: “The fire service said that if James had slept two minutes longer, they would have been pulling out bodies. He saved us all.”



The dramatic deed came just three years after a serious car crash left Mr Irvine of Poplar Hill, Stowmarket in a coma, fighting for his own life.

The 32-year-old was given a five percent chance of surviving after a head-on crash with a lorry in February 2006, on the A120 at Coggeshall. But by the end of the year he was back to work following a miraculous recovery.

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