Jarrod Hawkins crawled into the smoke-filled home to save the children from the Lalor Park house fire on Sunday
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Their father remains in hospital in an induced coma as investigators continue to probe the scene for further evidence in what they believe may be a triple homicide. No one has been charged yet in relation to the incident.Four other children – aged 11, nine, seven and four – and their mother were all treated in hospital after the incident.
“It sounds silly, I didn’t even think about it – I just sprinted straight over, kept smashing down the front door until I could get in,” he told ABC News.“Not knowing where I was going, I was just on my hands and knees trying to find out where I could go.”Once he found and rescued one child, Hawkins said he went back into the house and continued recovering others until emergency services arrived.
“They were known to a lot of people. Those kids were unreal, had great manners, very happy children, full of energy, just typical kids – and unfortunately now three have lost their lives to a very serious incident.”
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