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Woman, Parrot Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Home Woman, Parrot Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Home
Woman, Parrot Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Home A Long Island police officer ran into a burning home and rescued a woman and her parrot last week. Suffolk County Police Officer Nicholas Evangelista responded to a house fire on Islip Avenue in Islip when he observed smoke billowing from the front door.  Despite not having an air mask, Evangelista rushed inside and found an 82-year-old woman, her son, and their pet parrot, Polly, said the police department. Through heavy smoke, he escorted the woman outside, before going back inside to rescue Polly. Her son escaped without assistance. Evangelista then returned inside the home, for o…

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