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.<\/p>\n
The incident happened Thursday afternoon in Santa Ana.<\/p>\n
According to the Orange County Fire Authority, neighbors rushed to the woman’s home after seeing smoke.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The fire department said the UPS driver picked her up and carried her out.<\/p>\n
“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.”<\/p>\n
Firefighters then got to the scene and were able to put out the fire that had spread into the attic.<\/p>\n
The woman was sent to a local hospital to be checked out. Information about her condition was not immediately available.<\/p>\n
“A remarkable outcome made possible by quick action, teamwork, and people looking out for one another in a moment of need,” said OCFA.<\/p>\n
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