A volunteer firefighter in New Jersey put his training to use when his neighbor’s home caught fire recently.One neighbor told WPIV they first saw smoke coming from the home’s sunroom around 6:40 p.m., and, within minutes, flames were taking over the two-story home in Mansfield Township.One of the neighbors who took action is a volunteer firefighter. Another neighbor said the firefighter “was able to come kick the door in and get the kid out, because he was asleep upstairs.””Who knows, I’m just glad he was able to do that for him,” the neighbor said. Local fire crews arrived at the scene in less than 5 minutes, but the resident had already been rescued by the volunteer firefighter by that point. Numerous agencies eventually responded and more than 50 firefighters helped tame the blaze, which destroyed the home. Neighbors say it’s hard to say how things would have turned out without the quick actions of the off-duty firefighter. “I’m just grateful that my son’s friend and all his friends are OK,” one neighbor said.
A volunteer firefighter in New Jersey put his training to use when his neighbor’s home caught fire recently.
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One neighbor told WPIV they first saw smoke coming from the home’s sunroom around 6:40 p.m., and, within minutes, flames were taking over the two-story home in Mansfield Township.
One of the neighbors who took action is a volunteer firefighter. Another neighbor said the firefighter “was able to come kick the door in and get the kid out, because he was asleep upstairs.”
“Who knows, I’m just glad he was able to do that for him,” the neighbor said.
Local fire crews arrived at the scene in less than 5 minutes, but the resident had already been rescued by the volunteer firefighter by that point. Numerous agencies eventually responded and more than 50 firefighters helped tame the blaze, which destroyed the home.
Neighbors say it’s hard to say how things would have turned out without the quick actions of the off-duty firefighter.
“I’m just grateful that my son’s friend and all his friends are OK,” one neighbor said.