Firefighters save bedridden resident from burning basement, officials say

Firefighters save bedridden resident from burning basement, officials say

Firefighters entered a burning house in Maplewood to rescue a resident early Monday, the fire chief said. Two civilians and a firefighter were hospitalized as a result of a fire that broke out in the basement of a two-story house on Gifford Court at about 1:30 a.m., South Essex Chief Joseph Alvarez said.