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Officer Hospitalized After Evacuating Couple During House Fire In Suffolk
A police officer was hospitalized with smoke inhalation after he entered a burning Long Island home to evacuate a couple inside.
The blaze broke out just before 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2 in Selden.
The officer, Sean Kalletta, of the Suffolk County Police Department, entered the burning home on Abinet Court and found two residents attempting to rescue their two dogs.
Kalletta escorted Robert Baker, 55, and his wife Debra Baker, 51, out of their home and attempted to rescue the dogs, according to police.
One of the dogs bit the officer, who was transported to Stony Brook Univ…
