A 9-year-old Framingham girl who noticed flames coming from a window sign at the Framingham Co-operative Bank building at 828 Concord St. late last month has been rewarded for helping to prevent a major fire.

Kaitlyn Alves and her parents, John and Mary Alves, were driving past the bank when Kaitlyn spotted the fire and pointed it out to her father, who called 911. Framingham fire and police arrived on the scene within minutes and the fire was quickly brought under control.

Kaitlyn and her parents visited the bank recently, where employees gathered to thank them. Framingham Co-operative Bank President Mark R. Haranas presented her with a check as a token of the bank’s appreciation.

Morgan Wood Duffy, president of the Hayden Wood Insurance Agency matched the bank’s award and also presented Kaitlyn with tickets to "Beauty and the Beast" at the Hanover Theater in Worcester.