BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - Three officers have rescued an unconscious man whose house was burning, Burlington police said.
The officers were patrolling nearby when the blaze was reported a little before 4 a.m. Thursday. They learned when they arrived that someone was still inside the home, Fire Marshal Mark Crooks said. The fire was burning in the back exterior and in the attic above the kitchen.
The officers used a neighbor’s ladder to climb up 8 feet (2.4 meters) to a bedroom window, break it and then get the man out to safety. He was treated at the scene and then taken to a hospital. His name hasn’t been released.
A dog inside the house was able to run out the front door.
“If a fire call goes out, our officers respond,” said Maj. Jeff Klein of the Burlington Police Department. Klein declined to release the officers names for now.
The fire cause is being investigated.
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