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"Liam Payne&amp;#039;s best friend has left hospital after being injured in a fire earlier this month. The One Direction singer helped pull Andy Samuels away from a fire on his balcony, after a patio heater exploded.  Samuels, who owns a T-shirt company, is said to have suffered burns to his hands and face, and has now said that he is still &amp;quot;heavily damaged&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;My face is almost fully healed, my neck should heal. My chest, left arm and leg are still heavily damaged but every day is a step forward,&amp;quot; he is quoted as saying in The Mirror. &amp;quot;I can walk, just about get dressed, so I am leaving the hospital. I&amp;#039;m going to get better at home. Can&amp;#039;t wait to get home, relax and heal. Still a long way to go.&amp;quot; He also thanked One Direction fans for their support, saying: &amp;quot;Thanks every single one of you that prayed for me. I am lucky to be here and doing as well as I am and so incredibly grateful.&amp;quot;  Payne has been credited with saving Samuels from further injuries by his father Matthew Baker. He said: &amp;quot;We are so grateful to Liam because he saved his life. The lantern just exploded as Andy was lighting it and it took the full force of the flames. &amp;quot;Liam helped him by beating out the flames and dousing him with water. He acted quickly and swiftly.&amp;quot; The fire destroyed around 80% of Payne&amp;#039;s penthouse flat in Canary Wharf, East London. He said soon afterwards that he had been through a &amp;quot;tough few days&amp;quot;. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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