Overview
- A fire broke out Monday afternoon at a two-family home on South Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
- Southbridge Fire Chief Paul Normandin arrived to find a woman screaming for help inside.
- Bystanders had tried to enter the home before the chief stopped them to avoid additional victims.
- Firefighters made a rapid entry, carried the woman out from the first floor, and transferred her to a waiting ambulance.
- The victim was unconscious with burns and smoke inhalation, and video showed heavy flames and extensive damage as officials opened an investigation.