Delinquents Now Heroes !

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Delinquents now heroes!
On a what would seem to be a normal day in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the unthinkable happened. A blazing fire erupted from the inside of an abandoned church, coincidently a group of children was playing amongst the burning church. It's a miracle how these children made it out alive. This unlikely group of teenagers answered their calls for help.

You may know of the local gang called Greasers, well they are the subject of our story. Two Greasers; Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis, gathered their courage to rescue the children in peril. Sources say an cigarette that was not put out completely may have caused the accident. We have taken interviews of the boys and their brothers at the hospital after Johnny Cade was carried away in

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