Man rescues grandson from burning home

Kenneth Baker was mowing his lawn when he heard his nieces boyfriend yell "The house is on fire!"

Baker then saw smoke and flames billowing out of his raised-ranch home on Pleasant Street, the Enterprise reported.

He ran into the home to rescue the only person inside: his 15-year-old grandson, Robert, who is a special needs student.

But Baker, 66, said the house was already engulfed in thick, black smoke.

"You couldn't even see inside," he recalled minutes after Sunday's fire. "I was screaming to my grandson... he calls me Dad. I said, Where are you? He said, Dad over here. I went directly to the living room from (the sound of) his voice and from there, got him out as quickly as I could."

"I was ready to pass out, thats how bad it was, Baker said. It was all black smoke. He didnt know which way to go so he just stayed in there in that smoke."

Fire officials are investigating the cause of the one-alarm blaze at 43 Pleasant St. late Sunday morning, said Fire Lt. Rick Emord.

No injuries were reported, and officials said the fire does not appear to be suspicious.

Emord was among firefighters who responded to the house after receiving an emergency call reporting a possible basement fire at 10:40 a.m. Sunday.

When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke showing from the front of the house, and flames coming out of a basement window, Emord said.

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