Elderly Belmont Man Escapes House Fire After Finding Bed Ablaze: Police

PHOTO: Emergency crews on scene at Hallmark Drive in Belmont on July 12, 2016. CREDIT: City of Belmont

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The following is a news release from the Belmont Police Department:

An elderly man suffered burns escaping from a fire at his home early Tuesday morning in Belmont.

On Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at approximately 12:45am, Belmont Police and Fire units responded to a report of a fire at a home in the 2700 block of Hallmark Dr.

Upon arrival, first responders found the 83-year-old resident of the home outside with neighbors. The resident told investigators that he had been in another room, when he heard a crackling sound coming from his bedroom. When he entered the room he found his bed was on fire.

The resident was able to activate his life-alert alarm and flee from the residence, but not before suffering burns and smoke inhalation. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and was transported to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

The fire was extinguished by Belmont Firefighters with the assistance from units of the San Mateo, Foster City and San Mateo County Fire Departments. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it appears to be electrical.