Pair Of Long Island Cops Rescue Woman And Her Chihuahua From Burning Home

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY — An 84-year-old woman — unaware the second floor of her home was engulfed in flames — was rescued along with her dog by a pair of patrol officers in Central Islip on Saturday, Suffolk police said.

Police said 3rd Precinct officers Sergio Rivera and John Votta were responding to a 911 call on Rossmore Avenue when they saw smoke coming from the attic at about 3:20 p.m. The pair knew the woman "was living in the house and was unaccounted for so they gained entry to the home by breaking down the door," police said.

They ended up finding her on the first floor of the home, police said, adding that she was "unaware the second floor and attic were fully engulfed in flames."

The officers then carried the octogenarian and her Chihuahua out of the home and she was evaluated by emergency medical services but deemed not injured," police said.

Arson Section officers and the Central Islip Fire Department both responded to the fire, according to police.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, police said.