A man is hospitalized to be treated for smoke inhalation after he and his dog were rescued during a fire at his home at 573 Hall Hill Road in Somers.
The fire started in the kitchen, officials said. The flames were contained to the first floor, but the homeowner and his dog were trapped upstairs.
Gary Schiessl, the chief of the Somers Fire Department, said the firefighters had to act quickly because the homeowner was inside.
“Luckily there was not fire, just a lot of smoke (and a) clear path to drag him downstairs,” Schiessl said.
The man, whose name has not been released, was conscious when he was transported to Johnson Memorial Medical Center.
