Detroit FFs Kick in Door, Pull Two Boys from Burning Home

"We found a 1-year-old male and a 4-year-old male both unconscious with smoke inhalation," said Detroit Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell about the rescue.

By Bob Johnson

Source MLive.com, Walker, Mich.

May 19, 2020

Detroit firefighters kicked down a door to rescue two boys inside a burning house Saturday.

DETROIT, MI—Two children are in critical condition after being rescued from a fire in Detroit. No adults were inside of the home when firefighters arrived.

According to FOX-2 Detroit, a neighbor heard the smoke detectors from inside her home Saturday morning on Elmdale Street in Detroit and called 9-1-1.

Once firefighter arrived, the neighbor advised them that small children lived in the home.

"We found a 1-year-old male and a 4-year-old male both unconscious with smoke inhalation," said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell. "They actually kicked the door down and a lot of smoke and went in," Jones said. "A couple minutes later they had them out."

Fornell said in the back bedroom where the fire started, a computer was on a bed and the battery overheated sparking the flames. The boys were in the bedroom right next door.

Jones said firefighter found out there was a grandmother who was supposed to be watching the children and for whatever reason she was not there, FOX-2 Detroit reports.

The fire is now the subject of a police investigation.

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