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HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze HEROES: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze
Heroes: Englewood Police Officer, Firefighter Rescue Trapped Residents In Overnight Blaze Englewood Police Officer John McConnell heard cries for help from inside a house that was being ravaged by flames before dawn Sunday. Unable to open the door of the Green Street home, McConnell improvised. He grabbed a cinderblock and smashed his way in, then battled thick smoke to get two trapped victims to safety. As he did that, city Firefighter Brian Comitto grabbed a portable ladder and rescued a third victim who was at second-floor window. McConnell and all three residents were taken to area hospitals with various injuries in the 3:30 a.m. blaze, Fire Chief Erik Enersen said. T…

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