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Houston firefighters battled a house fire on Garden St. near Fir Street in southeast Houston on Friday.
No one was hurt, but there was a close call for one firefighter who briefly became trapped inside the front door. Other fire fighters quickly pulled him to safety and no one was not injured. The firefighter’s gear was badly burned and his helmet melted from the intense heat.
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The fire is believed to have been smoldering before it finally erupted into flames that shot through windows and the roof of the small home. The family wasn’t home at the time. Neighbors called the fire department.
“We were just right here and I called my mom,” said neighbor Franciso Peneda. “She quickly ran out and tried to start helping, but there was nothing you could do.”
The fire trucks arrived and three firefighters broke through the front door. The first one through was Gabriel Salazar. He was suddenly separated from those behind him when the door slammed.
HFD Deputy Chief Herman Gonzales explained, “So the other guys immediately opened the door and pulled him out cause he was taking some heat.”
