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Pa. Police Officer, Firefighter Pull Man to Safety in Apartment Fire

Dec. 22, 2022

An Ephrata police officer and a firefighter were the first to reach the scene of an apartment building fire, and they helped one resident rescue his roommate from their first-floor unit.

By Jenna Wise

Source pennlive.com

An Ephrata, PA, police officer and a firefighter rescued a man from an apartment complex fire late Tuesday.

A firefighter and police officer helped get a Lancaster County man to safety when his apartment building caught fire Tuesday evening, police said.

Ephrata police said the first arriving officer and a firefighter helped a man rescue his male roommate after their first-floor apartment filled with smoke around 7:22 p.m. on the 300 block of West Main Street.

The rescued man was taken to Lancaster General Hospital for treatment, police said.

Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the room of origin. The home sustained about $10,000 in damages, police said.

Ephrata police and the Pennsylvania State Police fire marshal are investigating the cause of the fire.

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