VIDEO: Construction Crew Assists Fire Rescue ... Saves Man's Life

Firefighters get a "lift" from a local construction company.

Wed October 19, 2016 - Northeast Edition
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Facebook posts show the moment construction workers raised their backhoe to the second story window of a home engulfed by flames that Friday morning.

News affiliate WDSU is reporting that the Gouverneur Fire Department in New York got a "lift" from a local construction company in the area on October 14.

Facebook posts show the moment construction workers raised their backhoe to the second story window of a home engulfed by flames that Friday morning.

According to reports, the home was located at 48 William Street near William Street Bridge in Gouverneur, New York.

Another man was able to jump to safety from a different window and no additional people were injured or missing.

Source: WDSU

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