SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) — A 101-year-old woman in Orange County was saved from a kitchen fire by a group of quick-thinking neighbors and a UPS driver.
The incident happened Thursday afternoon in Santa Ana.
According to the Orange County Fire Authority, neighbors rushed to the woman’s home after seeing smoke.
They pounded on the door and tried to get her out, but when she hesitated, they asked a UPS driver who was in the area for help.
The fire department said the UPS driver picked her up and carried her out.
“At the same time, the neighbors used fire extinguishers to knock down the kitchen fire,” the OCFA wrote in a post on X. “One of them, a roofer by trade, grabbed his ladder, climbed to the roof, and used a garden hose to spray water into the kitchen vent.”
Firefighters then got to the scene and were able to put out the fire that had spread into the attic.
The woman was sent to a local hospital to be checked out. Information about her condition was not immediately available.
“A remarkable outcome made possible by quick action, teamwork, and people looking out for one another in a moment of need,” said OCFA.
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