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Article: Kenosha firefighters rescue 5 in house blaze Medical unit returning from call sees flames, smoke coming from roof
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 5, 2009
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By ANNYSA JOHNSON
Kenosha firefighters, returning from a medical run early
Saturday, spotted flames and smoke shooting from the roof of a
house, ran inside and rescued its five sleeping occupants, officials
said Sunday.
The fire started inside a second-story wall. Though there were
smoke alarms in the living spaces, there weren't any in the attic,
so residents wouldn't have been alerted until the blaze broke
through the interior walls, Battalion Chief Matthew Haerter said.
"They were extremely fortunate," said Haerter, whose med unit
called in the blaze before running into the home.
"We were in the right place at the right time," he said.
Like many fire departments, Kenosha's med units are ...