A Pennsylvania man is being called a hero after he bravely pulled two people from a burning building on Sunday in Minersville. Minersville Fire and Rescue responded to a three-alarm fire on the 600 block of North Second Street at about 12:44 p.m. Authorities said the blaze torched at least four homes, the Morning Call reported.
woman can be seen on the roof of the house next-door. 'Grab his pants!' Huth is heard yelling to Rivera as he struggled to pull an elderly man out of the burning building. The resident, Raul Ramirez, was pulled to safety and flown to LVH-Cedar Crest, family members told the Morning Call. His condition is unknown. Rivera, 48, told the Morning Call that he was in the backyard playing with his children when his wife frantically called for him. She had heard a loud boom at about 12:45 p.m.
On the roof of the home, a woman was trying to pull a man out of the attic window and was calling for help as smoke poured from the home. Rivera and a neighbor leaped into action. Using a ladder, he climbed up on the roof of the burning home and then used an eave on a next door house to hoist himself up to the third floor, he told the Morning Call. 'The woman was unable to get the man out,' Rivera said, 'The smoke was coming so fast, I moved her aside and grabbed the man’s hands.
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