Crime & Safety

Off-Duty Police Officer Kicks In Front Door, Helps Family Escape North Reading Fire

The officer saw the flames overnight on Lowell Road and called firefighters.

An off-duty police officer helped alert North Reading residents to a house fire.
An off-duty police officer helped alert North Reading residents to a house fire. (WBZ-TV)

NORTH READING, MA — An off-duty police officer helped rescue people from a fire in North Reading.

The officer saw the flames overnight on Lowell Road and called firefighters.

He also kicked down the front door and yelled to the three people inside.

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