Rescue Co. 1 firefighters Dave Houseworth, Frank Wilcox and Capt. John Barone carried the woman to safety.
TRENTON -- Three city firefighters carried a 70-year-old woman out of her flaming second-floor apartment late Thursday in the North 25 apartment complex, the fire department said.
The woman, whose name was not made public, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton in critical condition following the 9:30 p.m. fire Thursday.
She was later flown to Temple University's burn center in Philadelphia, Trenton fire Battalion Chief Gus Tackacs said.
Tackacs said fire companies arriving at the woman's apartment on Fairway Drive in the complex were met with heavy fire blowing out the second-floor windows.
During a search of the apartment, Rescue Co. 1 firefighters Dave Houseworth, Frank Wilcox and Capt. John Barone found the woman and carried her down the steps and out to safety.
"They did a great job," Tackacs said.
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The woman suffered serious smoke inhalation, Tackacs said.
Following the rescue, companies extinguished the fire rather quickly and contained it to the victim's apartment.
A firefighter also suffered minor burns and received medical treatment, Tackacs said.
The woman's condition in Philadelphia was unknown Friday afternoon.
The cause of the fire was under investigation by the fire department's fire marshal unit, Trenton police and the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
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