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NORTH HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - Two people were hospitalized with severe injuries Wednesday after being pulled from a burning two-story home in North Hollywood.
Fire crews were called at 2:33 a.m. to 11015 W. Sarah St., west of Vineland Avenue, where a 80-year-old man and a 35-year-old man -- who are residents and were alerted to the flames by a smoke alarm -- told firefighters there were two other people trapped inside the 3,300-square-foot residence, according to LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey.
Firefighters managed to rescue the two people from the home. A 50-year- old woman was taken to a hospital in grave condition, while an 83-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition, according to the LAFD.
Fire crews also found three cats dead in the fire. A dog was rescued from the burning structure and successfully resuscitated. The animal was placed in the care of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services, according to the fire department.
It took 57 firefighters 27 minutes to contain and extinguish the fire, which began in the rear of the residence.
American Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers were called to the scene to provide for the immediate needs of the 80-year-old-man.