TWO ALBUQUERQUE CITY WORKERS FIND THEMSELVES FIRST ON SCENE FOR A FIRE IN THE UNM AREA MONDAY MORNING. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN THE BACK OF THE HOME WHEN THE WORKERS JUMPED OFF THEIR TRUCK AND BANGED ON THE FRONT DOOR TO ALERT THE OCCUPANTS. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS HOME, BUT ONE OF THE WORKERS SUFFERED MINOR SMOKE INHALATION. MAYOR RICHARD BERRY HAILED THE TWO CITY EMPLOYEES AS HEROES.
THE FIRE LEFT THE HOME WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE. ROMERO SAYS THEY GOT MULTIPLE CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN THE AREA JUST BEFORE 7AM. CREWS HAD THE FIRE OUT WITHIN 10 MINUTES BUT THERE WAS STILL FIRE DAMAGE TO THE LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN, AND SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT.
THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
