Two officers went into a smoke-filled home and found two juveniles who were asleep upstairs. Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 2:11 AM EST January 26, 2021
FORTVILLE, Ind. Two Fortville police officers are being hailed as heroes for rescuing two children from a house fire.
Witnesses who had driven past the fire in the 9200 block of North CR 400 West in Hancock County Saturday told police officers what they had seen. Fortville police say three officers responded to the fire that had engulfed the two-story home.
Two of the officers, identified in a Facebook post by the department as Ofc. Kessinger and Ofc. Lockhart, forced their way inside the home after they were unable to determine if anyone was inside. The officers searched the smoke-filled home and found the two juveniles asleep in an upstairs bedroom, unaware that their house was on fire.
Two Fortville Police Officers Rescue Kids from House Fire
FORTVILLE, Ind.–Two Fortville police officers rescued two kids from a house fire over the weekend.
It happened in the 9200-block of North County Road 400 West in Hancock County on Saturday. The Fortville Police Department says three officers responded to the home when they home heard about the fire at the two-story home.
Two of the officers, identified in a Facebook post by the department as Officer Kessinger and Officer Lockhart, forced their way inside the home after they were unable to determine if anyone was inside. They found two kids asleep in a bedroom upstairs. They woke them up and rushed them out of the home to safety, investigators say.