A neighbor is being called a hero after helping to get residents out of a house fire in Danbury on Sunday morning.
Anthony Petrella rushed across the street to remove the residents and their dog from 2 Pond Ridge Road as fire broke out in the home, according to fire officials.
Emergency crews received a call at 11:30 a.m. about the two-alarm fire.
Arriving fire crews found flames on the outside of the home's garage.
Fire officials called Petrella a hero for his actions to get the residents out of the home.
The cause of the fire has not been determined. Danbury's fire marshal is investigating.
