Burlington, New Jersey, Community Celebrates 11-Year-Old Who Spotted Smoke And Spoke Up

By Siafa Lewis and Scott Jacobson, CBS Philadelphia

January 26, 2024

BURLINGTON, N.J. (CBS) – Over the weekend a young boy in Burlington, New Jersey, literally saw something and said something, prompting his parents to call the authorities for help.

Eleven-year-old Kiyan Hammond and his family were outside their new home on Sunday when the sixth grader noticed something alarming.

"My family and I, we were playing in the snow… I had looked across the street and seen smoke coming from a house. Then I yelled to my mom, 'Call 911!'" Kiyan said. "Then as she was calling 911, my stepdad went to the door and was knocking on it to make sure everyone got out."

The Burlington community gathered at Raising Cane's to honor Kiyan Thursday/CBS News Philadelphia

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