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Good Samaritan spots fire, pulls woman out of burning Beverly, Massachusetts home

Good Samaritan spots fire, pulls woman out of burning Beverly, Massachusetts home
WHO MAY HAVE SAVED THE DAY. I KNOW SHE NEEDS AN AMBULANCE. THE RING CAMERA PICKS UP THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN A GOOD SAMARITAN IN THE BLUE SHIRT AND MELINDA DAY SOUTH OF BEVERLY IN THE YELLOW SHIRT. SHE’S SITTING ON A PORCH ACROSS THE STREET FROM HER HOME. THAT CAUGHT FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. ABOUT 650 THIS MORNING, WE GOT A CALL FOR A FIRE AT NUMBER THREE BERKELEY, THE HOUSE BEHIND ME. UH, FIRST CREW ARRIVED, FOUND A HEAVY FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR COMING OUT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE. UM, THEY HAD A WOMAN THAT WAS, UH, ACROSS THE STREET. SHE WAS BURNED NORTHEAST REGIONAL AMBULANCE HELPED HER OUT AND TRANSPORTED UP TO THE HOSPITAL. UM, THE CREW GOT INSIDE THE HOUSE AND WAS ABLE TO GET GOOD WATER ON THE FIRE PRETTY QUICK. AND, UH, MAKE A QUICK KNOCK DOWN. IT TURNS OUT THE GOOD SAMARITAN WAS DRIVING TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE BERKELEY STREET HOUSE. HE MADE HIS WAY TO THE HOME AND HELPED GET MELINDA OUT OF THE HOUSE, AND THEY SAT ON THE PORCH UNTIL FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVED. THE GOOD SAMARITAN WAS BACK ON HIS WAY, AND NOW HER FAMILY IS LOOKING FOR THE GOOD SAMARITAN TO COME FORWARD. WE DON’T KNOW WHO THIS PERSON WAS, BUT WE’RE VERY THANKFUL THAT HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE A FEW EXTRA MINUTES OF HIS DAY. UM, HE WAS PROBABLY ALREADY RUNNING LATE, BUT HE STOPPED AND PULLED. IS MY UNCLE’S WIFE, UM, TO SAFETY ACROSS THE STREET? SO. SO THANK YOU. THE OTHER MAN WHO LIVED IN THE HOME SUFFERED BURNS TO HIS HANDS AND CAME BACK TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, BUT DID NOT WANT TO TALK ON CAMERA. THE FAMILY’S PARAKEET WAS ALSO SAVED FROM THE FIRE, BUT IT’S BELIEVED THE 100 YEAR OLD HOME WILL BE A COMPLETE LOSS. NOW WE ARE TOLD THAT WOMAN SUFFERED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS THIS AFTERNOON. SHE IS BEING TREATED AT MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL, BUT THAT FAMILY IS HOPING THE GOOD SAMARITAN COMES FORWARD SO THEY CAN SAY THANK YOU.
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Good Samaritan spots fire, pulls woman out of burning Beverly, Massachusetts home
Firefighters battled a fire early Friday at a home in Beverly, Massachusetts, that injured two people.A good Samaritan who was driving to a medical appointment just before 7 a.m. saw flames coming from the home at 3 Berkley Ave. Video from the scene showed smoke billowing out of second-floor windows."The first crew who arrived found heavy fire on the second floor coming out of the side of the house," Beverly Fire Department Chief Peter O'Connor said.The woman, resident Melinda South, suffered second- and third-degree burns and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Another man inside the house suffered burns to his hands.Pet parakeets were also rescued. The good Samaritan’s identity remains a mystery. The man left the scene saying he was late for a medical appointment. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The family said it may have been started by refilling a butane lighter.The home is likely a total loss.

Firefighters battled a fire early Friday at a home in Beverly, Massachusetts, that injured two people.

A good Samaritan who was driving to a medical appointment just before 7 a.m. saw flames coming from the home at 3 Berkley Ave.

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Video from the scene showed smoke billowing out of second-floor windows.

"The first crew who arrived found heavy fire on the second floor coming out of the side of the house," Beverly Fire Department Chief Peter O'Connor said.

The woman, resident Melinda South, suffered second- and third-degree burns and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. Another man inside the house suffered burns to his hands.

Pet parakeets were also rescued.

The good Samaritan’s identity remains a mystery. The man left the scene saying he was late for a medical appointment.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The family said it may have been started by refilling a butane lighter.

The home is likely a total loss.