ICYMI: Huntington Manor Fire Captain Details Lifesaving Rescue

HUNTINGTON STATION, NY — When Michael Colonna went to bed for the night, he had no idea he would end up saving three people's lives just hours later.

"I was there at the right time," Colonna, a captain with the Huntington Manor Fire Department told Patch. "Everything lined up for us for having a good outcome of it. Nobody got killed.”

Colonna, around 12:30 a.m. on July 4, recalls a fellow firefighter alerting him to a deck fire a quarter-mile away from his Huntington Station home. Colonna immediately hopped into his truck and drove to Wyoming Drive, where he saw a glow coming from behind a house.

The fire had already made its way to the roof line of the right side of the house. Colonna, 46, heard some commotion at the front door. He ran up in nothing but his sneakers, shorts and T-shirt. He did not have time to grab his gear or wait for a hose, as he immediately saw a woman at the bottom of the stairs of the side-split house.

The woman was looking up the stairs when Colonna pulled her out and dragged her to the front door. She told the captain there was someone else in the basement.

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