Good Samaritan Helped Save Caldwell Woman From Home Fire, Town Officials Say

Caldwell officials recently honored a man who they credited with saving a woman from her burning home in October.

During the Caldwell Town Council meeting on Nov. 5, Mayor Ann Dassing and council members presented Jamie Moreno with a proclamation honoring his bravery.

According to town officials’ and Moreno’s account of the incident, the North Bergen resident was driving a truck on delivery with his co-worker when they spotted smoke coming from a home on Hatfield Street.

That was when he and his co-worker leaped into action, rushing into the home and opening the door for a trapped woman inside.

“I did not have fear of the fire because in that moment, I didn’t think of much but helping her,” Moreno said, reported NewJerseyHills.com.

The Oct. 7 fire injured a firefighter and required the mutual aid of several neighboring fire agencies, according to authorities.

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