Good Samaritan saves neighbor from burning Anaheim apartment

A good Samaritan helped rescue a man from a fire at an apartment in Anaheim on Sunday, March 5.

Firefighters received reports of flames coming from a unit at a complex at 3507 West Green Tree Circle at about 6:30 p.m., Anaheim Fire & Rescue spokesman Shane Carringer said. A resident who was inside the apartment fled to a balcony as his home burned.

“A neighbor actually helped rescue him off of the balcony of the apartment as that balcony was overcome by fire,” Carringer said.

The occupant of the apartment that caught fire suffered burns and injuries related to smoke inhalation, and was recovering at UCI Medical Center on Sunday evening, Carringer said. No other people were hurt, but at least one cat was found dead in the scorched residence.

Flames destroyed practically everything inside of the apartment, but were contained to that single unit of the complex, Carringer said. Anaheim Fire & Rescue and Orange County Fire Authority personnel managed to extinguish the fire by about 6:45 p.m.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear, and was under investigation Sunday evening.