The pair had to wake Day up in her bed.

Smart said: "She looked at me like I was going to rob her or something, but I got her out of bed.

"Pav was next to me and we got her down, slowly, but in time."

The group said the fire had brought them closer together.

Smart said: "These guys I've only seen in the street, I don't really know them. We will say hello now more than we ever did before.

"And I know if it was my grandad or parents, somebody would do it for mine."

Wright said: "Those people saved my mum's life, without question. My mum would have only had a couple of minutes at most.

"When people are that amazing, people who barely know each other, the world isn't all bad.

"I appeal to King Charles to knight my mummy's lovely neighbours - that's what I would like. They're amazing."

A spokesperson for Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Crews from Central and Wigston fire stations attended within seven minutes of the initial call to tackle the blaze. It was found to be accidental.

"While we understand that the neighbours acted in the best intentions in rescuing the resident, we would urge the public not to enter buildings that are on fire, for any reason, as doing so endangers more lives.

"Smoke inhalation can quickly disorientate, injure and incapacitate."