{"id":2568,"date":"2010-12-06T18:29:51","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T02:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2010-12-06T21:14:59","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T05:14:59","slug":"2-year-old-rescued-from-a-burning-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firechannel.org\/blog\/?p=2568","title":{"rendered":"2-Year Old Rescued from a Burning Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>Early this morning just before 1:30 am, the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) responded to a two-story apartment fire in North Long Beach on the 2600 block of E. 55<sup>th<\/sup> Way.\u00a0 When Engine 11 arrived on scene they saw that the upstairs unit of the apartment was heavily involved with fire and smoke.\u00a0 Crewmembers were then frantically told by people outside that there was a 2-year old boy still inside of the upstairs room.\u00a0 Two Firefighters immediately went inside the burning building upstairs with their charged hose and began an aggressive attack of the fire while conducting a search for the little boy. \u00a0The first Firefighter headed towards the closest room when he suddenly and unexpectedly fell through the floor from the weakened support member. \u00a0\u00a0Luckily he was able to catch himself with his arms before he fell completely through to the first floor below.\u00a0 The Firefighter then pulled himself back up out of the hole and continued his search while the other Firefighter knocked down the fire. \u00a0Seconds after, he quickly found the boy and discovered him in respiratory arrest.\u00a0 He immediately picked up the small lifeless body of the child and ran out to the Paramedic Rescue where they began quick treatment and transport to the hospital.\u00a0 Miraculously the Paramedics were able to resuscitate and revive the child to where he was breathing on his own.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The boy is listed in \u201cCritical\u201d, but \u201cStable\u201d condition and has been showing signs of improvement.\u00a0 \u00a0Injuries suffered by the Firefighter were minor and he was treated on scene and released.\u00a0 The cause of the fire has been determined by Fire Investigators to originate in a malfunctioning electrical exhaust fan located in the kitchen above the stove.\u00a0 The accumulation of high heat over many hours caused a deep-seated fire in the ceiling void between the first and second floor that spread throughout the upstairs.\u00a0 This also created weakened support members that were hidden in the floor and eventually collapsed under the Firefighter\u2019s weight. \u00a0There were reports from neighbors that an audible smoke alarm could be heard earlier around 8:30 pm but unfortunately the Fire Department was not notified until much later.\u00a0 This however brings up the importance and value of working smoke alarms inside of the home and especially at night when most are asleep.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the valiant efforts of the LBFD, this child was rescued and brought back to life all while protecting the other units and occupants in the complex from the fire.\u00a0 There were a total of 15 Fire Department Apparatus including LA County Engine 45 on scene with 34 personnel operating on this incident that took place in the 8th Council District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early this morning just before 1:30 am, the Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) responded to a two-story apartment fire in North Long Beach on the 2600 block of E. 55th Way.\u00a0 When Engine 11 arrived on scene they saw that the upstairs unit of the apartment was heavily involved with fire and smoke.\u00a0 Crewmembers were 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