Fresno firefighter burned rescuing 5-year-old from central Fresno apartment

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flames ripped done apartments astatine the Las Flores analyzable successful Central Fresno Thursday nighttime trapping a 5-year-old miss wrong a second-story portion that had lone 1 doorway arsenic an exit.

Frantic neighbors watched successful horror, hopeless to get the small miss retired of the flames, arsenic they anxiously waited for assistance from the occurrence department.

"We were each trying to get the small miss retired earlier she was burned connected the couch, and you could conscionable perceive the small miss screaming that that was the worst portion of maine being a mom, that's thing you don't privation to see," said Elizabeth Abalos, the Las Flores spot manager.

It lone took 2 minutes for firefighters from Station 5 to arrive.

Chief Billy Alcorn said the crews arrived to dozens gathered astir the burning apartment.

Less than 4 minutes from the archetypal call, firefighter Juan Galindo ran done the crowds and flames to get to the small girl.

"He went in, and helium could perceive the young kid screaming for help, but it was hot. It was extremely, highly hot," said Alcorn.

Galindo, who has been with the section for astir 10 years, ran backmost retired of the flat and backmost in, the flames burning his ears arsenic helium went

Chief Alcorn said contempt his injuries and the information helium faced Galindo wasn't going to permission the flat without the child.

"For him, helium wouldn't person done thing different,' said Alcorn.

"He would've done the nonstop aforesaid happening implicit and implicit and implicit again due to the fact that that's what we're present to do."

Galindo is backmost location recovering with his family.

The origin of the occurrence was determined to beryllium an unattended candle.

While Galindo was capable to rescue the small girl, 4 dogs were killed successful the fire.

Galindo told the main helium had conscionable trained for an flat occurrence rescue earlier.

The 5-year-old remains successful captious condition.

Her parent and 7-year-old sibling were besides hurt, but occurrence officials couldn't accidental however they're doing arsenic of Friday.

They did accidental their injuries were little severe.

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