THE father of a teenager told how he battled to revive his dying son after he dragged him unconscious from his burning bed.

But Kelvin Fenna (18) died in the fire at his home in Collen Crescent Bury, in the early hours of Sunday morning (May 11).

A grief-stricken Mr Brian Fenna told how he gave Kelvin the kiss-of-life until ambulancemen arrived.

"But he was already gone. There was nothing anybody could do," he said.

It was shortly after 3.15 am when Kelvin was found by his mother in his blazing bedroom.

Said Mr Fenna: "Shirley got up and saw smoke at the top of the stairs. At first she thought it was smoke from the oven and went downstairs to check. Everything was off and she came back up and checked in Kelvin's room.

"You couldn't see through the smoke. I had to feel my way into his room, burning my fingers on the bed, before reaching Kelvin and dragging him downstairs where I began to give him the kiss of life."

Regulars at the Old Duke pub in Brandlesholme Road were shocked by Kelvin's death. He was a popular pool player and regulars have now organised a collection to pay for a wreath in the shape of a pool table for his funeral.

Unemployed Kelvin was a former pupil at Summerseat Residential School where he received special needs education for dyslexia. He was waiting to undergo a medical to join the TA in Bury.

His mother said the family went to the Old Duke on Sunday evening to meet with relatives and friends who were due to return to Holland this week, an evening organised by Kelvin less than 24-hours earlier.

Mr Fenna, who adopted the teenager when he married Kelvin's mother, said the family was now attempting to track down Kelvin's brother, Jason Hargreaves, to let him know about the tragedy.

An inquest into the death was opened and adjourned on Thursday (May 15). Rochdale Coroner Mr Barrie Williams said it was apparent Kelvin had been overcome by the fumes.

Fire bosses say a possible cause could be a discarded cigarette but investigations into the blaze are continuing.

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