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'It was very split second': Off-duty volunteer firefighter rescues girl in burning house

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AdvertisementElijah Kale has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old.'It was very split second': Off-duty volunteer firefighter rescues girl in burning houseElijah Kale has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old.Hide TranscriptShow Transcriptthe smoke had filled the entire house. I knew that. You know something was not right. And I found out that there was a girl trapped up there. E believe she found a guitar and use that to break the storm window out. And, you know, if she didn't do that, the longest was exposed to that smoke. The worst off it would have been for her. It's a blur. I mean, it was probably 30 seconds from the time I pulled up to the time I got the ladder and then other 30 seconds until, you know, she was out of the house and outside. It's very split. Second, to be quite honest, as soon as I got her out, PMS arrived nature. She was in their care and I left. But with big man up above, you know, put me in the right place, right time and, um, you know, just thankfully I was ableto do what I didAdvertisement'It was very split second': Off-duty volunteer firefighter rescues girl in burning houseElijah Kale has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old.Volunteer firefighter Elijah Kale was off-duty when he drove by a house fire. “I knew something wasn't right, found out a girl was trapped up in there,” said Elijah Kale. “The smoke had filled the entire house.”With no backup and no gear, Elijah, who has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old, found a ladder to rescue the girl trapped on the second floor. “I believe she found a guitar and used that to break the storm window out. If she didn’t do that, the longer she was exposed to that smoke, the worse off it would have been for her,” Elijah said.“It’s a blur. It was probably 30 seconds from the time I pulled up until the time I got the ladder. Then another 30 seconds till she was out of the house and outside. It was very split second."Elijah left the scene as soon as EMS arrived and she was in their hands. But hours later, he was called back to the scene to be recognized for his courage that saved a life. Elijah, however, says he was just doing the right thing.“Big man up above, you know, just put me at the right place at the right time … just glad I was able to do what I did,” Elijah said.Volunteer firefighter Elijah Kale was off-duty when he drove by a house fire.Advertisement“I knew something wasn't right, found out a girl was trapped up in there,” said Elijah Kale. “The smoke had filled the entire house.”With no backup and no gear, Elijah, who has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old, found a ladder to rescue the girl trapped on the second floor. “I believe she found a guitar and used that to break the storm window out. If she didn’t do that, the longer she was exposed to that smoke, the worse off it would have been for her,” Elijah said.“It’s a blur. It was probably 30 seconds from the time I pulled up until the time I got the ladder. Then another 30 seconds till she was out of the house and outside. It was very split second."Elijah left the scene as soon as EMS arrived and she was in their hands. But hours later, he was called back to the scene to be recognized for his courage that saved a life. Elijah, however, says he was just doing the right thing.“Big man up above, you know, just put me at the right place at the right time … just glad I was able to do what I did,” Elijah said.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementElijah Kale has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old.'It was very split second': Off-duty volunteer firefighter rescues girl in burning houseElijah Kale has been a volunteer firefighter since he was 14 years old.Hide TranscriptShow Transcriptthe smoke had filled the entire house. I knew that. You know something was not right. And I found out that there was a girl trapped up there. E believe she found a guitar and use that to break the storm window out. And, you know, if she didn't do that, the longest was exposed to that smoke. The worst off it would have been...

'It was very split second': Off-duty volunteer firefighter rescues girl in burning house

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