A 15-year-old girl is being hailed a hero after dashing into a burning stable and rescuing around 25 horses from near death, against her stepfather's orders.Taking the reins of each kicking and jumping horse, 4ft-10in Madison Wallraf of McHenry, Illinois guided the frantic animals out of the fire-swept stable and to safety Wednesday night.
'I got kicked in the shoulder by one of the horses in there and I got knocked down a few times, but my adrenaline was so high at the time that it didn't really phase me,' Miss Wallraf told NBC Chicago.
The five-alarm fire quickly took over the 20,000-square ft stable belonging to M&R Overlook Farms without any fire hydrants in the area.
Twenty-one fire departments responded to the scene, carrying in water, but not before Miss Wallraf got there first. Read More
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