Man rescued from Kearns home blaze

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KEARNS — Firefighters had to pull a man from his home in the midst of a two-alarm blaze Friday.

The call to 911 came in at 9 a.m. and reported that while two adults in the home at 4961 W. 5320 South had escaped, one man was trapped in the fire, Unified Fire Authority Capt. Cliff Burningham said. The man, who was in the basement, also placed a call to report that he was trapped and clarify his location.

In that call, the man reported the fire and, between coughs, explained his situation.

"I am trapped," he told a dispatcher. "I can't get out. The house is full of smoke, I'm in the basement in the southwest corner."

Firefighters went into "rescue mode" and were able to get the man out through a small bedroom window. When he first saw the window he told the dispatcher and notified her that it was broken open.

"How big is the window?" the dispatcher asked.

"Big enough for me to climb out," the man replied.

A recording of the 911 call indicates a shuffling sound and close to a minute later, a firefighter came on the line and reported that the man had exited the home.

Burningham said the man suffered some smoke inhalation and lacerations to his hands. He was transported to the hospital in stable condition.

The man lived at the home with his parents and a child, who was not home at the time of the fire. The Red Cross reported the family was able to find temporary housing with other family members.

Burningham said the fire caused significant damage to the first floor of the home and burned into the attic. He estimated that the home suffered about $75,000 in damage.

A pet cat and dog that were in the home at the time of the blaze were still missing.

— Emiley Morgan, Twitter: DNewsCrimeTeam