Firefighter Rescues Woman from PA House Fire

Jan. 31, 2017
Bensalem firefighter Nick Altomare climbed through a window to rescue the woman from the hoarder home.

A Bensalem firefighter entered a window to rescue an unconscious woman woman Tuesday morning.

Firefighter Nick Altomare climbed through a first floor window to find the woman in a bedroom and then exited the window with her.

"He did an excellent job," Bensalem Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Rob Sponheimer told the Bucks County Courier Times.

The woman was rushed to the hospital by a Bensalem Emergency Medical Services ambulance and is listed in critical condition.

A man managed to escape from the burning home and was also hospitalized for smoke inhalation. 

Firefighters encountered hoarding conditions in the home and had to retreat from the structure twice will trying to contain the fire.

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