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Woman, firefighter injured in raging Lowell blaze
Firefighters rescued the woman after she became trapped on the second floor of the burning home.
A woman was rescued from a Lowell house fire on Friday and flown to a Boston hospital, and a firefighter who battled the blaze was also treated for minor injuries, according to officials.
Firefighters responded to a report of a fire on Temple Street around noon and arrived to find the top floor of the two-story home engulfed in flames, according to authorities. Video shared by local media shows heavy smoke billowing from the second-floor blaze as sirens wail in the background.
“The fire got a pretty good head start. When the companies first arrived, there was a lot of fire coming out of the top of that second floor,” Lowell Fire Chief Phillip Charron told WCVB. “They did a very good job getting quick work on it and making the rescues all at the same time, which is very, very challenging.”
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The woman who was rescued likely suffered smoke inhalation, Charron told the news outlet. Once EMS stabilized her, she was taken to a local hospital and then flown to a Boston hospital via a medical helicopter. There was no update on her condition as of Friday evening, according to officials.
The firefighter who was injured received treatment at a Lowell-area hospital, Charron said.
The fire displaced five people and several pets, according to authorities. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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