BRONX (WABC) — An off-duty FDNY firefighter rescued a man from a house fire in the Bronx last week after spotting smoke while returning home from a morning run.<\/p>\n
FDNY Lt. James McConville was on a run at about 10:30 a.m. Thursday when he noticed thick black smoke coming from a neighbor’s home in the Silver Beach section of the Bronx.<\/p>\n
McConville said he heard sounds coming from inside the house and immediately entered the building without protective gear, wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.<\/p>\n
Inside, he found a man on the floor who was semi-conscious.<\/p>\n
McConville dragged the man toward the front of the home, then returned inside to shut a door in an effort to help prevent the fire from spreading.<\/p>\n
He then went back to remove the victim from the house.<\/p>\n
The man had no pulse at that point, and McConville performed CPR and chest compressions.<\/p>\n
After the lifesaving efforts, the man began breathing on his own.<\/p>\n
A total of 21 units and 79 fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene.<\/p>\n
Despite the rescue, McConville said he does not consider himself a hero.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t even think of it, I did it,” McConville said.<\/p>\n
McConville also emphasized the importance of closing doors during a fire to help slow the spread of flames.<\/p>\n
The man inside the home suffered serious injuries. No one else was inside the home at the time.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.<\/p>\n
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