Man used a ladder to try to rescue woman from house fire

Saturday, December 30, 2017
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Two people were taken to the hospital following a house fire in northeast Houston.

Firefighters were called to the 2600 block of Stevens Street just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
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When they arrived, heavy fire and smoke could be seen pouring out of the second floor of the home.

A man in his 50s was on a ladder on the side of the home trying to reach a woman on the second floor.

Fire crews were able to rescue the woman and pull her to safety.
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She was taken to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. The man was also taken to the hospital as a precaution.

The cause of the fire is not known.

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