Police, Fire Report: Civilians Rush to Rescue Woman From Burning Apartment
The Columbian › September 24, 2010
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A 64-year-old woman was helped out the back of her burning second- story apartment before dawn Friday by three other tenants at the Autumn Chase Apartments, 11301 N.E. 7th St., according to a Vancouver Fire Department spokesman.
Faith Hobbs was screaming when she called 911 at 12:59 a.m. and then her phone went dead. She was in room 8 of building H, her unit filled with flames from a fire believed to have started in the apartment next door.See the full content of this document
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Police, Fire Report: Civilians Rush to Rescue Woman From Burning Apartment
Three men rushed to her aid, helping Hobbs start her climb over the railing outside the building and positioning themselves below in the event she fell.
Working smoke detectors and visible flames had drawn the mens attention, said Capt. Kevin Murray, and led to Hobbs res...See the full content of this document
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