Firefighters Rescue Elderly Woman From Burning Building

Firefighters rescued a 93-year-old woman from a burning home on Bennett Street in Bridgeport and helped an 87-year-old man who managed to escape on his own, according to the city's public safety spokesperson.

Crews arrived at 214 Bennett Street around 10:15 p.m. to find heavy smoke and fire engulfing the second and third floors of the home.

Two firefighters crawled the burning apartment after learning the woman was still inside. They found her unconscious in a second-floor bedroom, according to Bridgeport public safety spokesperson Bill Kaempffer.

Kaempffer said the woman regained conscious while firefighters were carrying her outside. She and the 87-year-old man were taken to the hospital and were conscious and alert while leaving the scene.

"Firefighters did an outstanding job," Bridgeport Fire Chief Brian Rooney said in a statement Thursday. "Were it not for firefighters' quick actions, this could have had a tragic outcome."

Fire tore through the rear or the building and caused heavy smoke and water damage to the first floor, according to officials. The home has been deemed the home inhabitable.

The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire. Authorities have not released any information on the conditions of the victims.
 

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