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A six-year-old girl carried her baby brother out of a blazing house then went back in to save the rest of her family.

Kelsey Davies was praised for saving the life of 11-month-old Andrew but could not reach her four-year-old brother Jac who died in the horrific blaze .

The children’s mother Jenny Davies, 28, said: “Kelsey was amazing, she picked Andrew up out of his cot and got him out of the house.

“I’m very proud of her but I’ll never get over losing my little Jac.”

Single mum Jenny was asleep downstairs when the blaze broke out while her children were asleep in their bedrooms.

(Image: Rowan Griffiths)

Kelsey helped her mother and brother to safety

Kelsey was the first to wake up and ran to an upstairs window to scream for help.

She grabbed sleeping Andrew and carried him out of the house and into the arms of a neighbour.

Neighbours said Kelsey battled her way back into the house to help her mum and brother Riley, three, to safety.

Two men who live nearby arrived but could not get up the stairs of the four-bedroomed former council house because of the intense heat.

Police confirmed Jac died in the house fire at Pontardawe, near Swansea .

This was the scene outside the house:

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'He was my world'

Heartbroken Jenny said: “He was a handsome, lovely and playful boy with beautiful blonde curls.

“He was my life, my world, my everything.”

Jenny and her three surviving children were treated for smoke inhalation at Morriston Hospital in Swansea.

Kelsey was said to be “inconsolable” after being told her brother had died in the fire.

(Image: Robert Melen)

Close family friend Kim Counsell, 28, said: “Kelsey is the oldest of the children and loves to mother her three little brothers.

“Her first reaction would have been to get them out of the house when she realised it was on fire.

“She went to the window and was shouting: “Help, help, someone please can you help.

“Then she picked Andrew up and carried him out of the house.

“By the time she got outside people were there and she handed him over before going back inside.

“It is an amazing thing for a six-year-old girl to do.”

'A lovely little boy, he loved trains'

Ms Counsell said the fire was at its fiercest close to where little Jac was sleeping.

She said: “I am devastated, he was such a lovely boy.

“We used to call him Jackanory because he was always making up little stories.

“He was always playing with the neighbour’s cat, I saw him chasing it the day before the fire.

“He was a lovely little boy, he loved trains - I can still hear him going choo choo while he was playing.”

(Image: Robert Melen)

Marie Morris, 24, whose son Harry was Jac’s best friend in nursery, also laid flowers outside the fire-damaged house.

She said: “How do I tell a four-year-old that he will never see his best friend again.

“They were always playing together, I’ve tried to explain in simple terms but he doesn’t understand.

“Jac was a lovely little boy, a real character, always smiling and having fun.

“Jenny is a good, caring mum. She will be devastated.”

Police investigation continues

Forensic officers were sifting through the debris to pinpoint the cause of the blaze. A joint examination of the scene by police and fire investigators has now finished.

South Wales fire chief Chris Margetts said: “The blaze was very severe - it may have set off smoke detectors.

“The tragedy happened in a very close community - specialist teams from the fire and rescue service will be working with the community in the coming days.”

HM Coroner has been informed of the death and a post mortem has taken place. A family liaison officer from South Wales Police has been appointed to offer support to the family.

Detective Chief Inspector Esyr Jones, of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot CID, said: "We now await the full fire investigation report which will give us a greater understanding of what happened at the property."

Anyone with information should call police on 101.

Words by Tom Bedford