Crime & Safety

Off-Duty Dallas Firefighter Rescues 2 From Burning Home; Arson Suspect Arrested

At 5:35 a.m. Oct. 30, Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a home fire call located on the 800 block of East Ninth Street.

October 31, 2021

While on his way to work, an off-duty Dallas firefighter rescued two people from a burning Dallas home early Saturday morning.

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At 5:35 a.m. Oct. 30, Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a home fire call located on the 800 block of East Ninth Street. When firefighters arrived, they found two occupants of the home in the front yard with burn injuries.

Both occupants were immediately attended to and taken to a local hospital for further evaluation. Neither of their conditions are known at this time.

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