Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Person, Birds From West Roxbury House Fire
WEST ROXBURY (CBS) -- An off-duty Boston firefighter came to the rescue Friday morning when he saved a person from a burning home in West Roxbury.
The Boston Fire Department tweeted that the firefighter saw smoke from coming from a window in the house on Willow Street and kicked down the door to rescue a resident and two birds.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital for minor injuries, according to the department.
Damage to the home is estimated to be around $500,000. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
