An Ottawa woman “walked through fire” to save her youngest son from their burning house earlier this week, her mother said.
Stephanie McDougall, 43, was seriously injured in the fire on Twyford Street on the night of Dec. 3. She remains in hospital.
McDougall’s mother Beth Conway described her daughter as a “gentle soul” who is devoted to her three sons. When the fire broke out, McDougall “had to cross the path of the fire” to reach the bedroom of her 11-year-old, her mother said.
McDougall then collapsed in the kitchen where she and her son were found and rescued by firefighters.
