A Glendale woman was rescued by police early Monday morning after her home became engulfed in flames.
The fire was reported at around 5:15 a.m. in the 2000 block of Dublin Drive. According to Tahnee Lightfoot, a spokesperson with Glendale police, three officers were the first to arrive on the scene.
The officers were able to use a neighbor’s ladder to rescue the woman from the burning home’s second-floor balcony.
“If it wasn’t for these officers’ quick actions, she wouldn’t have been able to live through this,” Lightfoot said.
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A Mercedes Benz destroyed by a house fire in Glendale is towed away from the scene on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Three Glendale police officers were the first to respond to the blaze on the 2000 block of Dublin Drive at 5:17 a.m. Using a neighbor’s ladder, they were able to rescue a woman from a second-floor balcony. The officers and the woman were transported to a nearby hospital for minor injuries.
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Glendale firefighters look up at the smoldering shell of a home on the 2000 block of Dublin Drive on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
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A Glendale firefighter inspects a home damaged by fire on the 2000 block of Dublin Drive on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
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A group of Glendle firefighters push a vehicle from the driveway of a home destroyed by a fire on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
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A Glendale firefighter rests atop an extended ladder above a smoldering home on the 2000 block of Dublin Drive on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.
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A home on the 2000 block of Dublin Drive was destroyed by a fire Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Three Glendale police officers were the first to respond to the blaze. Using a neighbor’s ladder, they were able to rescue a woman from a second-floor balcony. The officers and the woman were transported to a nearby hospital for minor injuries.
(Tim Berger / Staff Photographer) Firefighters from both Glendale and Pasadena responded to the blaze and were able to extinguish it within an hour. Lightfoot said the house was destroyed, but no other buildings were damaged.
Both the woman and three officers were treated at a nearby hospital for minor injuries, while a dog perished in the fire.
Arson investigators are looking into the incident.
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Andy Nguyen, andy.nguyen@latimes.com
Twitter: @Andy_Truc
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