SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — Flames tore by means of an house perched above a historic publish workplace in Brookdale, a small city nestled within the Santa Cruz Mountains at 12:30 a.m. Friday. Firefighters rescued a number of victims, together with kids, who dwell within the second-story house.
Fireplace crews halted flames from spreading into the Brookdale Submit Workplace on the primary story, in keeping with the Boulder Creek Fireplace Division.
Neighbors rescued 4 residents from the burning constructing earlier than firefighters arrived. As soon as firefighters arrived on scene, they had been alerted {that a} man and two kids had been nonetheless trapped inside.
Boulder Creek firefighters entered the smoke-filled house and located an unconscious little one inside, hearth officers stated. A firefighter carried the unconscious little one into an ambulance. The 2 remaining victims had been additionally rescued and transported to hospitals.
Photojournalist Alekz Londos shot video of firefighters dashing to rescue victims and douse the blaze. Londos wrote, “This has been a profoundly traumatizing event for the neighborhood, the community, and the brave first responders who put themselves on the line to help.”
One of many household’s canine died within the hearth. The three injured victims at the moment are “recovering from smoke inhalation and burns. While one of the family’s dogs was able to make it out safely, unfortunately their other dog died as a result of the fire,” the fireplace division wrote.
The reason for the fireplace stays underneath investigation.
