Firefighters visit injured woman in Fresno hospital after she was rescued from home
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- Fresno firefighters rescued an 89-year-old woman from a N. Fulton Street house fire.
- The woman spent days in critical condition in burn unit but has now made a recovery.
- Firefighters visited her in hospital, offered well wishes, presented a stuffed toy.
The woman who was saved in a house fire on Jan. 25 has made “an incredible recovery” after having been in critical condition. The Fresno Fire Department visited the injured 89-year-old in the hospital this week to give her well wishes.
They also gave her a stuffed Dalmatian dog as part of her ongoing recovery.
Fire crews responded to the blaze just after 5 p.m. in the 500 block of North Fulton Street, near Belmont Avenue, after reports of people possibly trapped inside. Firefighters went into rescue mode and searched the home for anyone inside.
The woman, who wasn’t identified, was taken out by firefighter Connor Mansheim and Fire Captain Frank Gibson.
A second person managed to escape the home on their own and was being evaluated by EMS.
Before fire crews arrived, a police officer attempted to rescue residents but was overcome by “an extreme amount of smoke.”
About 50 firefighters were battling the blaze.
Fire crews said the woman spent days in critical condition in the burn unit and “against all odds, made an incredible recovery and is doing well.”
Mansheim and Gibson talked to the woman, who was in good spirits. She laughed when she was told to ask the firefighter to see his dance moves.
