Firefighters scale a ladder in preparation to attack the flames rolling off the second floor balcony of a home burning in the 1100 block of Peniston Street early Saturday. (Submitted photo, UptownMessenger.com)
The house still stands after the three-alarm fire is extinguished Saturday morning. (Submitted photo, UptownMessenger.com)
Four people, including two trapped on a burning balcony, had to be rescued by firefighters early Saturday morning from a three-story Uptown home fully engulfed by fire, authorities said.
The fire was first reported at 3:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of Peniston Street near Chestnut, and the home was already “fully involved” when firefighters arrived, according to our reporting partners at WWL-TV.
“Two residents were rescued from inside the dwelling and two were trapped on the second floor balcony and rescued,” said a statement from the NOFD. “The two residents trapped on the balcony were rescued unharmed, the two residents trapped inside were transported to an area hospital with light and heavy smoke inhalation.”
One firefighter was also treated at the hospital for smoke inhalation, the statement says. Firefighters also rescued two dogs from the house.
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Another house caught fire Saturday afternoon about five blocks away in the same neighborhood. Firefighters responded to a one-alarm fire in the 900 block of Marengo around 1:30 p.m.
A house in the 900 block of Marengo caught fire Saturday afternoon. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
THank you for all you do and I pray you all have angels watching over you as you fireman watch over us.