Multiple rescues from vacant home and commercial structure
Fire crews in Buffalo, New York and Sacramento, California responded to fires in vacant, abandoned buildings and rescued squatters from each.
Buffalo
Video courtesy of Don Murtha
“Firefighters believed the house to be vacant but there were two people living inside. Both victims were taken to ECMC. “ WIVB
Audio, Photos: Buffalo 1+ Alarm (56 Wasmuth Ave) 11/3/13 courtesy of Erie County Fire Wire
“Metro Fire received word of black smoke coming from a vacant building around 7 a.m. Crews were there in about four minutes.”
“However, firefighters knew that homeless people frequently stayed inside the building, and that the building’s sprinkler system did not work. Crews made their way inside the building, located five people inside and got them out safe and sound.” Fox40
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