SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man in his 80s was rescued by firefighters after a blaze broke out at a home in South Sacramento, early Thursday morning.
The fire started at a home in the 1800 block of Niantic Way, in the Meadowview area, just after 1 a.m.
Firefighters arrived within minutes and managed to get the man out of the home, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. That man was then rushed to the hospital where he is expected to survive, fire officials said.
Officials said a woman in the home managed to escape unharmed from a backdoor. Sadly, firefighters said a dog was killed in the fire.
According to the Sacramento Police Department, officers were first called out to the home on a call of a burglary in progress. The suspect, 53-year-old Donald Hailey, was still at the scene when officers arrived and was arrested on a burglary complaint.
Sacramento Fire arson investigators are working to determine if the fire was related to the burglary.
“If our investigation leads us to believe that a fire was intentionally set or if there was arson at play, then our arson investigators will make an arrest,” a police spokesperson told ABC10.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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