Teens Save Family After Garage Catches Fire in Upstate New York

A group of high school students were praised as heroes for helping a family flee their home after their garage caught fire in Marcy, New York, on Saturday, May 17. Aiden Kane, Morgan Randall, Tyler Sodj, and Donato Jellenich were heading home from their junior prom when they spotted the blaze. Video recorded by Kane, 17, shows him banging on the door of the home and escorting two young girls across the street. Kane told the Utica https://eu.uticaod.com/story/news/local/2025/05/21/mohawk-valley-teen-friends-save-family-whitesboro-new-york-garage-fire/83767939007/ Observer-Dispatch that they spun their car around after his girlfriend, Randall, noticed the garage fire. "Everyone jumped out of the car," Kane said. "Donato immediately called 911, Tyler ran toward the garage to check it out, and I ran up to the door and started pounding on it." The https://www.facebook.com/WhitesboroFD/posts/1088053830024080 Whitesboro Fire Department said crews were called to the scene and the fire was suppressed. (Footage by Aiden Kane/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)