MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A 15-year-old Duluth girl is being credited with saving her family’s lives during a house fire Tuesday morning.
According to the Duluth Fire Department crews were dispatched at 12:49 a.m. When they arrived on the scene, crews from the University of Minnesota Duluth station reported a large fire from a second-story window in a single-family home located on the 1100 block of East 10th Street.
The crew extinguished and searched the floors and basement of the building for any occupants including two cats. While the cats were not located, the family of four adults and four children all escaped alive.
“Thanks to the quick thinking of a fifteen-year-old who alerted her family to the fire, they were all able to get out of the home safely,” Assistant Chief Dennis Edwards said. “If she hadn’t woken up, and notified her parents, this could have been a different situation. She was very brave.”
According to officials, one adult suffered burns to his hand while trying to extinguish the fire before exiting. He was transported by Mayo Ambulance to a local hospital and was later released.
The fire department estimates at least $75,000 worth of damage to the structure and $50,000 to the contents. The fire is believed to be accidental and shows signs of electrical malfunction. The fire is being investigated by the Duluth Fire Marshal’s office.
The Red Cross is said to be assisting the family in their displacement.
Source: CBS Minnesota
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