![]() Norman wants to remind residents that it’s crucial to change batteries this time of year. The cause of the fire is still unknown, three dogs died and there’s around $50,000 worth of damage. “I guess I picked that up from my dad, but it really paid off in the end to just be able to go in and grab the ladder off the wall without having to move anything,” he added. “We certainly don’t encourage people to go towards a house on fire, but in this situation, he was able to go and get his neighbor from his second story window,” said Lieutenant Mike Norman of the Cleveland Fire Department.ĭeRose attributes his organized garage, for the swift, life-saving rescue. He got him down safely before Cleveland Fire arrived. I raised it over the fence and put it up against the house.”ĭeRose saved his neighbor's life. “We just kind of dropped the phone and everything and I went into the garage and got a ladder,” DeRose said. “It was nothing but black smoke, it was rolling between the two houses,” DeRose said.ĭeRose started to dial 911, then he heard yelling for help. CLEVELAND - In the early hours of Sunday morning, Doug DeRose heard popping noises coming from outside his window, soon to find flames emerging from his neighbor's home on West 44th Street.
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