New Rochelle Firefighters Save Woman From Burning House

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Called to Chatsworth Place Sunday afternoon, New Rochelle firefighters rescued a woman trapped on the second floor of a burning home. They also prevented the house next door from going up in flames.

The department was called at about 3:50 p.m. and when crews arrived, they found heavy fire conditions in the first floor front of the two-and-a-half-story wood frame house, plus another house in danger about 8-10 feet away, said Fire Chief Andy Sandor.

"There was a lady on the second floor and there was no way she could get out the front door," Sandor said. "Crews had to bring a ground ladder to the rear of the house and bring her down. She made it out fine."

The fire was so intense that it melted the siding on the house next door, he said.

"That's why it's important to have a good fire department respond in time with the right people and equipment," he said. "They were able to prevent it from spreading to the exposed house."

The blaze was under control in about an hour, and out about two hours later, as crews checked for hidden pockets of fire throughout the house.

There were no injuries. Its cause is under investigation.