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WATCH: Dramatic helmet cam footage shows firefighters saving man from vacant house fire

/ 04:36 PM October 11, 2018

A helmet-cam video shows a dramatic rescue carried out by a group of Fresno, California firefighters on Oct. 4.

https://www.facebook.com/FresnoFireDepartment/videos/498676237283730/?t=0

Firefighters responded to a blaze near Fresno Street and Grant Avenue, and can be seen in this footage chopping away a section of a home and freeing a man who was trapped.

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The video was posted by the fire department on its Facebook page last Tuesday, Oct. 9, and has amassed 53,000 views as of this writing.

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According to a report by The Fresno Bee, the man was homeless and the house was vacant. His exit was blocked by the fire, but he managed to find a crawl space and escape, thanks to the quick action of the firefighters.

Fire Chief Kerri Donis told the publication that the incident is indicative of a larger problem of vacant houses catching fire in the Fresno area, citing 76 vacant building fires that the department had to handle thus far in 2018. JB

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