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Husband, Wife Make Life-Threatening Climb Down Vine To Escape Raging House Fire In Fairfield Husband, Wife Make Life-Threatening Climb Down Vine To Escape Raging House Fire In Fairfield
Husband, Wife Make Life-Threatening Climb Down Vine To Escape Raging House Fire In Fairfield A husband and wife had to make a daring escape in Fairfield early on Christmas Eve when a fire broke out in their home, trapping them on the second floor. A teenager woke up to neighbors screaming for help at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 24 while attempting to escape from a second-floor window on Puritan Road after a fire broke out. Fairfield Fire Platoon Commander Erik Kalapir said that the husband and wife “had to make a life-threatening exit due to toxic smoke and fire on the first floor.” The two were able to scurry down a fine next to the home and were ultimately unharmed. The…

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by Zak Failla