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By Rita Reith

One man is in critical condition afterfirefighterspulled him from a burning home Monday in Indianapolis, Indiana.

多个调用911升级the fire to working while crews were en route. Callers also reported to dispatch that the man was sitting on the front porch of the home, refusing to leave. As apparatus pulled up to the scene, neighbors reported to firefighters that the man on the front porch went back inside the burning structure.

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分钟后,消防员找到了人在the home, unconscious, and brought him outside. Immediate on-scene care was established and the man was transported. It is unclear of the man’s connection to the home, but neighbors say he may be one of three routinely squatting in the vacant home.

Eleven Indianapolis Fire Department units responded to the scene along with police and EMS. Firefighters controlled the fire using an aggressive offensive attack, employing four handlines and two supply lines.

RITA L. REITHis a battalion chief with the Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department and serves as the agency’s public information officer.

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