WINCHESTER, Ky. (LEX 18) — Firefighters with the Winchester Fire Department were dispatched to a house fire around 5 a.m. Saturday morning on the corner of Melbourne Street and Cook Avenue.
When firefighters arrived on scene three minutes after the initial call, crews noticed heavy flames coming from the home.
"I looked around the corner, and there was a fire coming out the front door, and I mean, it was like really bad," said neighbor Lawrence Jones.
Upon seeing the flames, Jones rushed to help.
"I busted out the window and I seen his hand come out the window, and then me and wife, we grabbed him and we pulled him... We pulled him away from the house, the farthest we could," he told LEX 18.
According to Winchester Fire Department Battalion Chief Scotty Bell, one person had already escaped the home by the time fire crews arrived.
"I walked around and we had a victim," he said. "The victim had self-extricated. I got EMS crews attending them and fire crews made a pretty good push in the front door, pretty quick knockdown overall."
The escapee was transported to a nearby hospital and two individuals who lived inside the home are now displace. The fire is still under investigation, according to firefighters.
